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BENALTO SCHOOL

County approves building purchase

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF Red Deer County plans to buy Benalto School.

Council approved the purchase of the school building for a “nominal amount” from Chinook’s Edge School Division, which plans to shutter the school at the end of the month.

A group of parents are rallying to keep a school in their community by applying to operate it as a charter school. They have applied to the province for approval and made their own request to take ownership of the school from the school division for a token amount.

Coun. Richard Lorenz, whose division includes Benalto, has led council support for the community’s efforts to keep their school.

“It’s more than just a school. It’s a full playground set up there and it’s a place for the community to interact.

We don’t have another facility in that area set up like that,” he said on Tuesday.

“I think it’s important to save that for the community. Down the road, what we might do with the school is open to options.

“But I think we’re saving something for the community that the community is very interested in.”

Whether parents are successful in keeping a school open remains to be seen.

Lack of funding shutters successful housing program

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF

NEW BEGINNINGS

The cancellation of a culturally designed housing program will be a huge step backwards for the entire community, says a housing outreach worker.

Lianne Hazell, a Red Deer Native Friendship Society housing outreach worker, said the New Beginnings program will no longer operate once the funding runs out on July 1.

The housing program has an 80 per cent success rate and has housed roughly 250 people since 2011.

Along with helping the individuals navigate the housing system, the staff has provided cultural support such as smudging and meeting with elders.

The society had applied for funding through the provincial Outreach Support Services Initiative (OSSI) but it was not successful. The recipients received funding based on criteria from a new framework to end homelessness developed by the Community Housing Advisory Board.

It is a decision that has the Red Deer Native Friendship Society shaking its head.

“It was an incredibly successful program,” said Hazell. “It was always full. It was referred to by other homeless supporting agencies.

We know that people who want to be supported in their housing in a culturally safe way will not have any opportunities to do that in the City of Red Deer now.”

From 2012 to 2014, the homeless count saw a 20 per cent reduction in aboriginal homeless people, said Hazell.

“The (reduction) was 89. That’s almost the number that we worked with. When we see a reduction that dramatic in the number of aboriginal homeless people and we have provided the support we know we can make those connections … What’s going to happen two years from now?”

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Marjorie Daniels is happy to have recently moved in to her own apartment in Red Deer. Daniels, a volunteer with the Native Friendship Centre in Red Deer, has received assistance from the Friendship Centre through the New Beginnings program. tion program where the centre will support three agencies with cultural support for aboriginal people, said Hazell.

Hazell said the centre has a good relationship with the other homeless serving agencies.

But she fears the dissolution of New Beginnings is taking away another choice in the community.

The centre will continue to provide the prevention piece in the housing equation with other programs.

The existing clients in the program will move over to other housing programs in the city but they will

not be culturally supportive housing, which Hazell says is what aboriginal people need.

“It is how they get their health back together,” she said. “The reason why we have wrap around services here for people who are in housing is because that is the cultural way. It’s not culturally safe and appropriate to take someone and isolate the housing piece. It is everything. It is working with family, health and housing. It’s everything.

That’s the cultural piece of it.”

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Bar owners happy with Happy Hour changes

BY CRYSTAL RHYNO ADVOCATE STAFF Bar owners are saying cheers to the new ‘happy hour’ policy.

Recently the Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission dropped the 8 p.m. limit on ‘happy hours’ allowing places serving alcohol to offer reduced drink prices any time during operating hours provided the prices comply with other policies related to minimum drink prices.

That could mean cheaper drinks for customers and more flexibility for bar owners, said Tari Klein, general manager of the East 40th Pub.

“We were fairly limited for quite awhile as far as happy hour and how long you could run it,” said Klein, who has worked at the pub for 21 years.

“I think for a lot of bar owners it will help them out and make the customers a little happier.”

Klein said the staff hasn’t had a chance to discuss the new policy. The popular neighbourhood pub offers drink specials throughout the day and all week long.

She said it may draw bigger crowds and keep them in the bar a little longer for the happy hour prices.

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Tari Klein, general manager of the East 40th Pub, is happy about changes to Happy Hour regulations. The bar at Eastview Shopping Centre will be adding a third happy hour time slot Monday to Saturday said Klein.

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Sluggish ticket sales jeopardize cardiac project

BY SUSAN ZIELINSKI ADVOCATE STAFF

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A fisherman makes a cast into the setting sun this week at McKenzie Trails Recreation Area in Red Deer. Today, a mix of sun and cloud is predicted, with a 60 per cent chance of showers late in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. A high of 24 will be a little cooler than the previous two days.

Red Deer County to ban wild boar farms

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

to ban wild boar operations.

There is only one in the county currently.

“I do believe we should go with the bylaw (to ban),” said Coun. Richard Lorenz. “I think if these get loose we’re in trouble.”

No matter how good a fence is, something can happen, from a gate left open to a moose trampling through a property, that could allow boar to escape, said Mayor Jim Wood.

“I think it’s extremely important we do work towards a ban,” said Mayor Jim Wood.

In the U.S., boar numbers are estimated at two to six million and they cause an estimated $800 million in damage per year.

Alberta’s wild boar problem is nowhere near as bad with somewhere around 1,500 animals on the loose in areas from Lac la Biche to Medicine Hat. However, given that a female boar can produce two litters of 20 a year, the potential for a population boom remains.

Alberta’s European wild boars escaped from game farms and other breeders. Weighing up to 275 kg , the boars have adapted well to Alberta winters.

Red Deer County is moving to ban wild boar farms.

Wild boar that have escaped from Alberta farms have proven a nuisance and the province officially designated them a pest in 2008 and a $50 bounty was slapped on their heads.

The county had its own brush with wild boars in 2008 when a number of the bristle-backed critters were spotted in the southwest corner of the municipality. Nineteen boars were later killed by hunters or county staff.

Clearwater County has already shut down a wild boar hunt farm within its borders and Mountain View County is working to ban boar operations, said Cody McIntosh, the county’s assistant agricultural services manager.

McIntosh recommended council enter into an agreement with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, which will enforce wild boar regulations. Once the agreement is signed, the county can pursue a bylaw

of Springbrook on Range Road 280 and connect to Township Road 381 and the city’s 32nd Street. The amount required would depend on project cost and private donations available.

Mayor Jim Wood voted with council to defer a decision for a month to work with the interested donor and review its options.

“Council has chosen today to further negotiate with the donor at this time,” said Wood. “I think we all want to get more information on where we’re at.”

In the next month, the county will also see if there are other donors willing to step up.

“There could be people that would like to, potentially put money towards something and maybe (provide) a legacy.”

Wood said private help would be welcomed, especially at a time when municipalities are managing their budgets carefully.

Whether to go with a gravel or asphalt trail must also be decided.

“The cost can, in fact, be hugely different,” he said, adding council doesn’t have detailed numbers yet.

There is pressure on the county to make a decision soon because under the Trans Canada Trail and Alberta TrailNet grant programs, the trail must be done by the end of September 2017.

Besides lining up all of the necessary funding, land acquisition, design, engineering and tendering must be taken care of before the first shovel hits the ground.

The trail issue will come back to council for its July 5 meeting.

County urged to spend $1.5M on Springbrook-to-Red Deer trail Red Deer County has a little more leg work to do before deciding how best to proceed on a proposed Springbrook-to-Red Deer trail.

Grant funding is available to cover up to half the cost — to a maximum of $1.5 million — of the eightkm route. At least one private donor has also expressed interest in helping bankroll the project.

The cost of the trail, which would become part of the Trans Canada Trail, is estimated at $2.4 to $3.2 million.

A report to county council on Tuesday recommended that up to $1.5 million be taken from reserves to go towards the trail that would run north

A sluggish economy and the Fort McMurray wildfire have combined so far to stifle ticket sales for the 2016 Hospitals’ Lottery.

Sales for the annual lottery in support of Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre has stalled at 70 per cent and has put a cardiac project in jeopardy.

Cynthia de Boer, lottery project officer with ‘WE’RE HOPING Red Deer Regional NOW THAT Health Foundation, said ticket sales lagged when THINGS ARE tickets were first availPERHAPS A TINY able in the spring. NorBIT SETTLED mally a significant number of previous ticket IN FORT MAC buyers automatically support the lottery, but THAT THEY WILL not this year.

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LOTTERY PROJECT OFFICER “Donors only have so many charity dollars to give and this year they opted to give to Fort Mac which was very urgent and very important, but at the expense of other charities of which our lottery is one,” de Boer said on Tuesday.

“We’re hoping now that things are perhaps a tiny bit settled in Fort Mac that they will turn their attention back to us now and support us.”

The deadline to buy tickets is June 19, at 11 p.m., for the July 8 draw.

2016 Hospitals’ Lottery features a grand prize three-bedroom bungalow, located at 117 Lazaro Close, valued at $799,000. Other prizes also to be won include a Ford Mustang GT convertible, Dodge 1500 crew cab 4x4, a heli-fishing trip, furniture packages, and much more.

Hospitals’ Mega Bucks 50 tickets are 80 per cent sold. Proceeds from the lottery go towards phase two of the cardiac enhancement project, totally nearly $700,000, for the purchase and installation of more specialized equipment and technology.

De Boer said if the lottery doesn’t sell its 102,000 tickets, phase two would be delayed.

“It’s an all or none kind of thing. We’d have to fund for another year or the money we do have would have to be allocated to something smaller in cardiac care.”

Phase two includes 106 digital clocks in the Emergency Department, Inpatient Cardiology/Telemetry and Cardiac Intensive Care for time-sensitive therapies such as medication; four more hard-wired beds for appropriate monitoring for more cardiac patients; portable monitors for continuously monitoring patients during transportation to other locations for treatment or procedures; renovations to update information technology and fundamental infrastructure for future cardiac programs.

She said most cardiac patients in Central Alberta come to Red Deer hospital and the number of patients is ever increasing.

“I’m not going to lie, I’m concerned. All of Central Alberta is relying on this money to enhance cardiac care so it’s pretty important,” de Boer said.

To buy tickets go to www.hospitalslottery.com or call 1-877-808-9005. Tickets are $35 each, 3 for $75, 5 for $100, or 15 for $250. The grand prize home is open Wednesday to Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Event expected to ignite, combine creativity of region

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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Organizers of Central Alberta’s first Mini Maker Faire, coming to Red Deer College on Saturday, promise something for everyone.

Set up to showcase innovation and creativity, the RDC version brings together people who have taken a step further in developing new ideas from existing technologies as old as blowing glass and as new as 3D printers.

People from the general public will be given a chance to try out some of those innovations for themselves, says Paulette Hanna, vice-president Academic for RDC. “The submissions we’ve received so far that will be there for the public to view are drones, 3D printers, Lego sculptures, wearable technology, movie-inspired ‘droids, advanced technologies and heritage craft. And there’s some hands-on activities that they can take part in, such as learning to solder (and) giant cardboard puppet making, so there really is something for everyone,” Hanna said in a recent interview.

“We really hope that this event will ignite and combine the creativity of Central Albertans.”

The first Maker Faire was held 11 years ago in San Mateo, Calif. and has since then sprouted spin-offs across the continent, particularly in areas that were in need of more diversity

‘IT’S A CATALYST AND A DRIVER OF INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.’

RDC hosting Pre-Employment Trades Open House Red Deer College is hosting a Pre-Employment Trades Open House on June 15 for those interested in preparing for a career as an electrician, steamfitter/pipefitter or welder apprentice.

Instructors will be on hand to answer prospective students’ questions about the program format and curriculum. RDC School of Continuing Education staff will also be there to provide registration and program details.

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within their local economies.

“The Maker Faire has many objectives and it’s a significant benefit to Central Alberta,” said Hanna.

“It’s a catalyst and a driver of innovation and entrepreneurship. This aspect of the event and the culture it reinforces has major impact on financially troubled cities such as Detroit and Pittsburgh, and as they say, necessity is the mother of invention, and Alberta is most certainly in need of the economic diversification and development that a Maker Faire can inspire and support.”

RDC’s version is a smaller edition of similar events held in other centres, under licence to California-based Maker Media Inc. Exhibits will be set up in the Cenovus Learning Commons at the eastern side of the main campus, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are no fees for people attending the event.

Please visit www.makerfairereddeer.com for more information. experience and do not have to be employed as an apprentice.

Pre-employment trade programs provide technical training in the first year of the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) and challenge the AIT provincial exam upon completion. Students also gain handson experience in the shop, earn two safety tickets, develop a resume and establish a network within their chosen trade.

The program can be taken over 12 weeks full-time or 34-weeks part-time.

Funding options are available including scholarships, payment plans and student loans.

The 2016-17 Pre-Employment Trades programs are now open for registration. Spaces are limited.

For more information, visit rdc.ab. ca/pre-employment.

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RDC Graduate Tyler Drozdowski models a timepiece he an a group of fellow students created in the Makers’ Space, an area set aside for students and intstructors to put their ideas into motion. Drozdowski was involved in creating the Makers’ Space while he was still enrolled at RDC. Help Make Alzheimer’s a Memory this June18!

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Joining the war on diabetes JOHN STEWART OPINION

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very parent lives in fear.

For most of us, that fear is by necessity background noise. If we can’t push it into the background, it will overwhelm us – and we know that a paranoid parent is a dangerously overprotective parent. We know the steps from loving, caring parents to helicopter parent to consumptive mothers and fathers are far too easy to take.

So we concentrate on providing a good home, a stable environment, a quality education, and the freedom to find themselves and to examine ideas that will allow them to realize their potential. We focus on creating strong, bright and independent young people who will become adults who make us proud.

The best we can do, while going about this most important of life tasks, is manage the fear, and the most intrusive factors that sharpen it.

But sometimes horrible things happen regardless of our best efforts.

Our youngest son was an exceptionally healthy baby. Not much more than the occasional sniffle befell the first 12 months of his life.

But around his first birthday, two months before Christmas, he caught the flu. By early in the new year, he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and our lives had changed. Somehow, the flu virus had destroyed the insulin-producing islet cells in his pancreas.

My wife ultimately threw out all the photos from that Christmas. Our son was wasting away before our eyes, slowly enough that we couldn’t notice.

By the time we did, and rushed him to the clinic and then to hospital, he had changed dramatically. Looking back at the photos only intensified the feeling that we had somehow failed him by not noticing the signs and acting more quickly.

That was more than 26 years ago.

Today, he is healthy, happy and active.

But he is still a diabetic.

And we are still his parents, always worrying about his health and constantly hoping for a cure.

We are not nearly alone, of course.

More than 300,000 Canadians have Type 1 diabetes. International study comparisons suggest that Canada has among the highest incidence of Type

1 diabetes, roughly 5.1 per cent of children up to 14 years of age. Type 2 diabetes (with direct links to lifestyle) is one of the fastest-growing diseases in the nation, with 60,000 new diagnoses a year. And every one of them is someone’s child, someone’s husband or wife, brother or sister.

As a parent, how you react in the moment, and how you learn to cope in the long term, depends a great deal on people with more expertise and compassion than you ever knew existed. While you are desperately seeking some unknown inner strength in the face of diagnosis, they demonstrate again and again that there is an abundance of structure, knowledge and devotion to helping you — and finding ultimate solutions.

Organizations like the Canadian Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the people who work for them, offer solutions and hope.

Doctors and nurses from your local clinic to the Alberta Children’s Hospital to Stollery Children’s Hospital give you the tools you need to cope, and eventually thrive.

It is a long road, but there are road maps. And there just may be a destination. Extraordinary research is being done at the Alberta Diabetes Institute

at the University of Alberta, and in many other facilities.

Science moves closer, day by day, to a cure.

The odds of a good life, today, are long if you are a diabetic. But for many diabetics, life expectancy can still be as much as 15 years less than the average population.

And diabetes, like all chronic conditions, weighs heavily on the health system.

Every year about this time, as many as 45,000 Canadians join a Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Telus Walk to Cure Diabetes in their community, or offer their support to someone who is taking part. In 2014 alone, the organization provided more than US$98 million to support more than 50 clinical studies. And there are many other ways to help science find a cure for diabetes.

The goal, ultimately, is to improve the lives of the millions of people around the world who have diabetes.

And to remove at least one thing from the list of things that parents fear.

Troy Media columnist John Stewart is a born and bred Albertan who doesn’t drill for oil, ranch or drive a pickup truck – although all of those things have played a role in his past.

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5 unexpected developments in Bill C-14 debate CHANTAL HÉBERT OPINION

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he time-sensitive production of a Charter-compliant federal law on medically assisted death was always going to be a logistical challenge for whomever was elected to power last October.

On that basis, the fact that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government missed Monday’s court-imposed deadline to prevent a legal void is probably the least unexpected development in the legislative saga that has consumed MPs and senators over the first session of the new Parliament.

Here are five developments that were less predictable.

1. The Liberal bill is not 100-percent Charter-proof: On the campaign trail, Trudeau cast himself as a champion of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

He served his candidates advance notice that, on his watch, dissenting votes on abortion and gay rights would not be tolerated. Yet when push came RED DEER

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to shove, the Liberal government was reluctant to walk the talk of compliance.

Bill C-14 is a piece of legislation that begs to be challenged. A host of top legal experts has warned that it falls short of the threshold set by the Supreme Court.

Trudeau, if he were still in opposition, might have declined to support it. Moreover, by taking the restrictive route, the government forsook a potentially larger parliamentary consensus in favour of its bill.

2. The assisted-death discussion is not a replay of the abortion debate: The parallels between the two are overstated. There are more Canadians — including some social conservatives — who want as much latitude as possible to exercise the right to a medically assisted death than those who support the right of women to exercise their reproductive freedom.

That would suggest that provinces that drag their feet on providing access to medically assisted death would do so at greater risk of incurring widespread ire among their electorate than they did by sitting on their hands on abortion services. The threat of a patchwork approach to medically assisted death — absent a legislated federal framework — may be overrated.

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3. Fears that giving MPs more freedom to vote as they see fit would lead to a parliamentary free-for-all are wildly exaggerated: To a man and woman, the NDP, the Bloc Québécois and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May voted against bill C-14. An overwhelming majority of Liberals supported their government’s plan.

By all indications, their votes were informed by discussions with their respective critics. When it comes to breaking ranks with their caucus, most MPs do tend to choose their battles.

Freeing them to decide how to vote mostly shifts the onus of weighting the pros and cons of their decision on their own shoulders. In most cases, they are happy to follow their party’s guidance.

4. The Liberal government’s purported commitment to democratic reform is as selective as its embrace of Charter rights. Loosening the party’s control over the Commons does not come naturally to its House leader Dominic Leblanc. His instincts are not terribly different from those of his Conservative predecessors.

The government initially decreed that the vote on Bill C-14 — because it was Charter-related — would be whipped only to then agree to treat it as a free vote. (One can only won-

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der how the Liberals would otherwise have handled the paradox of forcing their MPs to vote for a bill of dubious constitutional standing!) The government rejected most of the opposition input — including every substantial amendment to the bill that came its way. It used closure repeatedly to curtail debate.

5. As counterintuitive as it may seem, a more independent Senate may force more democracy (and collegiality) on the House of Commons: What is certain is that Bill C-14 gave the maligned upper house a much-needed opportunity to shine in a capacity other than that of parliamentary villain. The high calibre of its deliberations confounded many of its critics.

For the first time in years, the upper house earned some truly positive coverage.

It is early days but, based on the assisted-death debate, it is possible to postulate that the more the Liberal government uses its majority to truncate debate in the Commons, the more scrutiny it can expect in the Senate. To earn the respect of a less partisan upper house, the government may have to show more respect to due process in the House of Commons.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer syndicated by Torstar.

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Trial hears parents of dead diabetic teen forged blood-sugar readings CALGARY — A doctor has testified that the parents of a teen who died of starvation and complications from untreated diabetes were providing fake blood-sugar readings while caring for him after his initial diagnosis.

Dr. Daniel Metzger from the British Columbia Children’s Hospital told the couple’s trial on Tuesday that they refused to believe their son had diabetes and had to be pressured by child and family services to treat him before he could be released from hospital in 2000.

“The major thing that I remember is the initial resistance: that I was wrong about ALEX RADITA the diagnosis of diabetes, that we hadn’t done the right tests, that we still were not correct with the diagnosis,” Metzger testified.

Emil Radita, 59, and his wife Rodica, 53, have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 15-year-old Alexandru, who weighed less than 37 pounds when he died in Calgary in 2013.

A judge, who is hearing the case without a jury, has yet to decide if evidence dealing with the family’s time in B.C. will be admitted.

Metzger, a pediatric endocrinologist, was one of the first physicians to deal with Alexandru and his parents when the boy was diagnosed at about age two. The doctor said training the couple on the basics of diabetes was difficult and, after Alexandru’s release, a community health nurse had to visit the

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family’s home twice a day to make sure he was getting insulin. It was discovered in March 2001 that the parents appeared to be taking their own blood-sugar readings and calling them in to the hospital, Metzger said. A check of the blood-sugar meter confirmed that something wasn’t right.

“At one point, the blood sugars were very consistently the same. I’ve been doing this for 23 years. We have a lot of teenagers who fabricate blood sugars.

You start to recognize patterns,” he said.

“I concluded that somebody was probably falsifying the blood sugars — perhaps doing their own finger pokes, because you have to put a sample on the meter to get a reading.”

The results from a non-diabetic person were being recorded, Metzger concluded.

The doctor documented his concerns to the government ministry that was looking out for Alexandru. A short time later, the B.C. Children’s Hospital was told the boy was going to be treated at a hospital in Surrey. After another admission to hospital for malnutrition in 2003, Alexandru was placed in foster care for one year before being returned to his parents. At that point, the boy gained weight, his condition was being managed and he appeared to be thriving, said Metzger, who saw him twice a year until 2008. A call was placed to children’s services, the doctor testified, after Alexandru failed to appear for a scheduled appointment in July 2008 and another six months later.

“Anybody who misses two visits, we would get concerned. Obviously this is a high-risk situation and so we needed the ministry to try and find him for us,” Metzger said. “We did as many inquiries as we could do (and) … checked provincial dispensing records. At that point, it had been a year since the parents had bought insulin in British Columbia. We called the school and they hadn’t seen him in a long time.”

EDMONTON — Young people at the start of their careers must learn to balance their own hopes and ambitions with the needs of the world around them, says Bank of England Governor Mark Carney.

Speaking at the University of Alberta, the Edmonton-born central banker said previous financial crises have been partly caused by business forgetting its role in society.

“The severity of the financial crisis showed what happens when those responsibilities are not widely held,” Carney said in a prepared text for a speech at spring convocation.

“In the runup to the crisis, banking became about banks not businesses transactions not relations counterparties not clients. The crisis undermined trust, and with it the social capital needed for markets to be effective.”

Carney said businesses must embrace a larger social purpose.

“Profit is no more the purpose of business than is breathing the purpose of living,” he said.

“The best organizations are grounded in broader purposes, in crafting solutions for others. Banking, for instance, is fundamentally about connecting borrowers and savers in the real economy.”

Carney told students that the world they are about to enter is starting to understand that balance.

“Now, the best in finance are regaining their sense of purpose by recognizing that finance is not an end in itself, but a means to promote investment, innovation, growth and prosperity.”

Carney quoted Adam Smith and Frederich Hayek — two economists often noted by right-leaning thinkers — to make his point.

“Economic and political philosophers from Adam Smith to Frederick Hayek have long espoused the importance of values, beliefs and culture in economic life.”

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Missing items include heirloom jewelery including two rings of great sentimental value, a girl’s purple BMX bike with purple pegs and a boy’s lime green BMX bike with black pegs. The bikes belonged

to children who were displaced from their home.

“This situation is traumatizing to a family who have already faced a traumatic event,” said Blackfalds RCMP Sgt. Whitney Benoit.

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Mueller sentencing delayed Sentencing will be held off until later this year for the Red Deer man who has admitted to kidnapping, robbing and sexually assaulting a Gasoline Alley hotel worker.

Justin Chase Mueller, 31, was arrested in connection with an incident on Dec. 3, 2014, when a man accosted a hotel worker while she was warming up her vehicle after finishing her shift.

The victim, whose identity is protected under the Criminal Code of Canada, was driven by her attacker to a bank machine and forced to take money from her account.

JUSTIN MUELLER Her assailant then drove her into a rural area near Penhold and sexually assaulted her, after which he drove her to a motel and assaulted her again.

Mueller was scheduled to stand trial in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench in the late winter of 2015, but changed his plea to guilty on three of the five charges against him. Sentencing was adjourned, however, pending the outcome of a psychiatric report.

Back in court on Monday, defence counsel Norm Clair said the assessment had not been completed through an administrative malfunction. A new psychiatric assessment has been ordered, with a new date for sentencing to be set during arraignments in the Court of Queen’s Bench.

Mueller remains in custody pending the outcome of his sentencing hearing.

Thieves strike Fort McMurray evacuees A Fort McMurray evacuee family temporarily living at a Central Alberta campground had its trailer and personal items stolen over the weekend.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Premier Rachel Notley’s government used its majority in the legislature Tuesday to pass legislation that includes a carbon tax and completes the first stage of Alberta’s landmark strategy to combat climate change.

The legislation gives legal teeth to the multibillion-dollar tax that is to take effect Jan. 1 and will raise the price of heating bills and gasoline as an incentive to go green.

It also lowers the small-business tax rate to two per cent from three and establishes an agency to fund energy savings programs.

The final tally was 42-39.

After the results were announced, Notley shook hands with government house leader Brian Mason and exchanged a thumbs-up with Environment Minister Shannon Phillips.

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CLIMATE CHANGE “I’m extremely proud of this piece of legislation and extremely proud of this government’s climate leadership plan,” Notley told the house just prior to the bill’s passage.

“Action by this government with respect to climate change is one that is long, long, long overdue in this province.”

All opposition members — the Wildrose party, the Progressive Conservatives, David Swann of the Liberals and Greg Clark of the Alberta Party — voted against it.

It was, at times, a bitter fight in the house.

Politicians stayed up until almost dawn Tuesday debating amendments.

Opposition members said they agreed with the concept of taking action on climate change, but said tighter con-

trols were needed on raising, reporting and spending the money.

The levy is expected to bring in $3 billion in 2017-18. The government has promised the proceeds will be used entirely for initiatives to help Alberta become more environmentally friendly — from small home-based changes to multibillion-dollar public transportation projects.

Notley’s NDP government used its majority to reject all proposed changes except for one. It accepted a Progressive Conservative amendment to issue receipts if items are confiscated during searches to ensure compliance with the act.

Notley said the bill did not need amendments, because it was well crafted beforehand, particularly regarding accountability rules.

“The legislation itself includes a provision that ensures the money is redirected to very specific programs around promoting the objectives of the

climate change leadership plan.”

The carbon levy is one element of a climate-change strategy to reduce Alberta’s carbon footprint and give it more credibility when it makes pitches to other jurisdictions for greater resource infrastructure such as pipelines.

The government is also working to cap oilsands emissions, reduce methane emissions and phase out coal-fired electricity by 2030.

The carbon levy is to take effect Jan. 1. Gasoline at the pumps will rise by 4.49 cents a litre and diesel will go up 5.35 cents a litre.

The government estimates higher heating and gasoline fees will cost the average family an extra $443 next year.

Opposition members say the government is lowballing that figure.

“This is going to pull at least a thousand dollars from every household in Alberta,” said Wildrose Opposition Leader Brian Jean.

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Senators balk at limits

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government’s proposed new law on medically assisted dying is entering uncharted parliamentary waters, where the only certainty seems to be that it will not come out in the same shape in which it goes in.

Final debate on Bill C-14 begins Wednesday in the Senate, where the government no longer has any control over independent-minded, less-partisan senators who appear determined to amend the controversial legislation.

Among other things, senators are likely to amend the bill to ensure that all grievously ill Canadians are entitled to an assisted death, not just those File photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS who are near death.

Petter Blindheim, looks up towards his son, Peter Blendheim in his home in Halifax. The son of a 94-year-old But no one knows what will happen Canadian who fought with the Royal Norwegian Navy in the Second World War says federal officials have if the government, which has rejected removed at least one obstacle to his father being admitted to a federally funded nursing home. any substantive amendments thus far, refuses to accept Senate amendments.

Will senators acquiesce? Will they insist and bounce the bill endlessly back to the House of Commons until they get what they want? Will they actually defeat the bill?

“I don’t know — that’s the simplest answer,” said Sen. George Baker, who is sponsoring the bill in the Senate.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen in the Senate. This is a new situation for the Parliament of Canada.

“It matters not that the RCMP knew operation and the direction it took that There’s never been a situation similar

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS the devices would not explode,” she became problematic,” she said. to this before.” said. “The RCMP knowingly facilitated “Once their investigations had Conservative Senate leader Claude VANCOUVER — Illegal police tac- terrorist activity.” not uncovered anything as far as eviCarignan was blunt when asked if the Nuttall and Korody were arrested dence of actual criminal activity they bill will be passed by the Senate with- tics during an undercover operation that led a couple to be found guilty of in July 2013 after an undercover opera- couldn’t then leapfrog into providing out amendments. terrorism-related offences endanger tion that began five months earlier. the opportunity. And that’s exactly “Without? Impossible,” he said.

Sandford criticized what she called what happened.”

Carignan appeared confident public rights, shock the conscience of The statement of defence said Nutthere’s enough support among Conser- Canadians and must be strongly con- a lack of oversight on the operation, vative, independent Liberal and inde- demned, says a statement of defence suggesting it would not have continued tall and Korody were promised new for as long had operational plans been lives, future work, care for their cat, pendent senators to fix what he sees as filed in B.C. Supreme Court.

John Nuttall and his common-law properly communicated to RCMP su- payment of debt and assistance going the bill’s major flaw: the requirement through drug withdrawal. that a person must be near death in wife Amanda Korody were found periors in Ottawa.

“Clearly, there is something inherThe lonely and isolated pair were order to qualify for medical help to guilty last year, but their convictions end their suffering. That provision has are on hold while their lawyers argue ently problematic about (police) set- misled about basic tenets of their new been slammed by constitutional and the RCMP entrapped their clients in- ting up a pretend terrorist group,” she faith and their fears were stoked by legal experts who maintain it flies in to planting what they believed were said. “All of this ought to have been suggestions that powerful terrorist associates were keeping tabs on them, the face of the Supreme Court’s land- pressure-cooker bombs at the B.C. leg- carefully considered.”

The sting went from gathering in- the statement read. mark ruling last year and will inevita- islature.

The Mounties used “deceit and telligence about Nuttall, whose outKorody’s lawyer, Mark Jette, told bly be struck down as unconstitutional.

“That’s the type of amendment that tricks” throughout the elaborate sting, spoken views on radical Islam had court that the RCMP treated the case already flagged him to police, to an as a national priority and that tranwe will insist (upon) if the House refus- read the statement of defence.

Nuttall’s lawyer, Marilyn Sandford, operation designed to see whether un- scripts from high-level police meetes,” he predicted.

Carignan himself is proposing a told the court Tuesday that police aid- dercover operators could induce him ings indicate the investigative team’s compromise amendment that would al- ed and abetted terrorist activity by to commit terrorist acts, Sandford said. superiors were applying considerable “There’s nothing inherently wrong pressure on officers. low those not near death to apply to a helping the couple design, construct and transport the homemade explo- with targeting (a suspect) … based on Closing arguments are scheduled to court for the right to an assisted death. these facts. But it’s the nature of the run until the end of next week.

Sen. Jim Cowan, leader of the inde- sives. pendent Liberals, is proposing to jettison the bill’s near-death provisions and replace them with the more permissive wording of the Supreme Court’s ruling.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Veteran Ontario New Democrat Cheri DiNovo announced Tuesday she would run as an “unofficial” candidate for the federal NDP leadership, but won’t pay the $30,000 deposit the party requires of would-be leaders.

“I intend to fight not for me, but for the NDP … to fight for principles rather than for a position,” DiNovo told a handful of supporters at a United Church in her Toronto riding, where she is an ordained minister.

“Money should not in any way be a barrier for a leader of a democratic socialist party.”

DiNovo criticized the NDP executive for requiring a deposit fee and setting a spending limit of $1.5 million for candidates who hope to replace Tom Mulcair as federal leader, saying she plans to run “a grassroots-fuelled” campaign.

“It shouldn’t be about how much money you can raise to buy buttons and bobbles to promote yourself,” she said. “It should be about principles.”

However, Elections Canada rules show DiNovo would not be able to legally raise funds for her candidacy unless she pays the $30,000 deposit for NDP leadership hopefuls.

The regulation states: “Every person who accepts contributions, loans or transfers, or incurs leadership campaign expenses, has to register as a leadership contestant even if he or she later decides not to run for the leadership.”

Federal New Democrat MPs treated DiNovo’s “unofficial” candidacy with bemusement.

“I think anybody wanting to run in a leadership race must follow the laws around this — and there are many and they’re in place for a reason,” said former NDP leadership candidate Nathan Cullen.

“That’s the basic entrance to this very serious conversaCHERI DINOVO tion.”

MP Alexandre Boulerice said the party welcomes all comers, “but if you want to be a candidate, you have to follow the rules.”

DiNovo, a long time champion of the poor and the LGBTQ community, promised to step aside if a stronger candidate came along espousing the same social democratic principles as she does.

Report warns against sole-sourced contracts amid talk of fighter jets purchase OTTAWA — The Liberal government was warned late last year that a sole-sourced contract for big-ticket military purchases would be bound to drive up costs in the absence of an open competition.

The report, delivered to Public Services and Procurement Canada after the October election, found that choosing one company to provide equipment should be a “subordinate option” to a competitive process so taxpayers receive value for money.

The authors of the report, dated Dec. 17, say that developing better procurement practices is key if the Department of National Defence wants to go ahead with large-scale purchases, specifically referencing the CF-18 replacement process.

The team from PricewaterhouseCoopers listed a number of critical success factors to ensure compa-

nies didn’t “game” the system and drive up costs in order to also drive up profits in absolute dollars.

That list included reducing the government’s reliance on sole-sourced contracting and ensuring independent military specialists respected by government and industry reviewed costs to make sure they weren’t inflated.

The report raises a host of problems with the government’s procurement processes amid reports that the Liberals are prepared to go with a sole-sourced contract to purchase Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing as an interim replacement for Canada’s aging CF-18s.

The government says there is looming capability gap when it comes to the CF-18s, which has caught observers and the opposition by surprise, since the previous Conservative government decided to spend hundreds of millions of dollars to keep the jets flying until at least 2025.

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SCHOOL: County in the ‘driver’s seat’ But owning the school puts the county in the “driver’s seat” for the future of the facility, he said.

Mayor Jim Wood said council believes having a school in the area is important and the county is open to exploring other options.

A charter school is “definitely an option, but it’s not the only option,” he added.

Other possibilities include using it as a community centre of some sort. Whatever the future use, Wood believes the county is in the best position to work with the community to find a good use for the facility and its playground.

“I believe it’s only prudent that we made the decision we did today.”

County manager Curtis Herzberg said the purchase has not been finalized but there is not expected to be any issue transferring ownership to the municipality.

“It’s very common that municipalities are actually consulted first to see if there is a continued need outside of what it has been used for.”

Once the county has official ownership, there can be more community discussion about future uses, he added.

In coming out in support of the school, the county pointed out it has invested millions in Benalto, which it sees as a future residential growth area. In

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Claiming her place in history, Hillary Clinton declared victory Tuesday night in her bruising battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, becoming the first woman to lead a major American political party and then immediately taking aim at Republican Donald Trump.

“Tonight’s victory is not about one person,” Clinton said. “It belongs to generations of women and men who struggled and sacrificed and made this moment possible.”

Clinton spoke at an emotional rally in Brooklyn, eight years to the day after she ended her first failed White House run. She had already secured the delegates needed for the nomination, according to an Associated Press tally, but added to her totals with victories in New Jersey and several other states.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s only remaining rival, has insisted he still has a narrow path to the nomination. Still, Clinton made a direct appeal to his supporters, recalling the raw emotions of her own supporters when she lost to Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic primary.

“It never feels good to put our heart into a cause or a candidate you believe in and come up short,” she said. “I know that feeling well. But as we look ahead to the battle that awaits, let’s remember all that unites us.”

The Democratic race was ending amid new turmoil among the Republicans. GOP leaders recoiled at Trump’s comments about a Hispanic judge, with one senator even pulling his endorsement.

Trump capped his difficult day with victories in New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and Montana. He was muted his victory rally, saying he understands “the responsibility” of leading the Republican Party. He also made a direct appeal to dejected Sanders supporters and other Democrats.

“This election isn’t about Republican or Democrat, it’s about who runs this country: the special interests or the people,” he said. Trump vowed to deliver a major speech next week on Clinton and her husband, former President Bill Clinton.

Clinton spent much of her own victory speech targeting Trump, previewing a tough general election campaign.

“He wants to win by stoking fear and rubbing salt in wounds — and reminding us daily just how great he is,” Clinton said, her voice dripping with sarcasm.

Clinton’s win in New Jersey came a day after she secured the 2,383 delegates she needed to become first female presumptive nominee of a major political party, according to an Associated Press tally. but you’re not getting your basic needs met. We need native workers for native people that understand native struggles.” crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

HOUSING: ‘We need safe healing homes’ HAPPY HOUR: MADD concerned about effect

Marjorie Daniels recently received support through the New Beginnings program and is now working with Red Deer Housing staff. Daniels is an active volunteer in the homeless and aboriginal communities. Daniels said a housing program with cultural supports is critical for many in the city.

“Natives have special issues,” said Daniels. “They have special needs. And it’s not their fault. They don’t want to be treated special but they need to be recognized. We are dysfunctional but we need places to live that accept that … We were subjected by the Europeans and the Catholics. They destroyed our culture. I am very strong spiritually but that did not come easy.”

Daniels said there needs to be specific supports and housing for aboriginal people.

There are people out there still struggling, said Daniels.

In November 2015, Daniels’ son Darryll, who experienced homelessness, was found dead near Waskasoo Creek, near Taylor Drive and 32nd Street.

The investigation is now in the hands of ASIRT, who are working to determine whether or not any acts or omissions by police officers contributed to Daniels’ death.

“We need safe healing homes,” she said. “It is critical … We all need air to breathe. If you are living in the bush, you are getting your air to breathe

The policy was introduced in 2008.

But MADD Red Deer and District chapter co-president Peggy Gougeon is concerned about the ripple effects of cheaper prices for drinks, which will encourage people to drink more because it is more affordable.

Gougeon said MADD encourages liquor establishments to be responsible in their serving to customers such as monitoring over serving during the happy hour period.

“We encourage patrons to be responsible and to plan ahead,” she said. “Plan a safe ride home before heading out. Happy Hour doesn’t forgo being responsible.”

She said that patrons who are saving money on drinks should put the money aside for a safe ride home.

Bill Robinson, AGLC president, said in a news release that the new policy responds to the industry’s needs and is better aligned with its social responsibility mandate. crhyno@reddeeradvocate.com

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Encouraging a ‘natural selection’ CALLS GROW FOR GOVERNMENT SUPPORT FOR NATURAL GAS-FUELLED VEHICLES

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Proponents of natural gas-fuelled vehicles say they can help reduce carbon emissions now but government support is needed to get businesses on board.

The alternative fuel has been around for decades but new technology developments and greater awareness of the need to bring down emissions has led to heightened interest, said Bruce Winchester, executive director of the Canadian Natural Gas Vehicle Alliance.

“We see some opportunities and some real potential, particularly as governments start to look at transportation as a source of greenhouse gas emissions,” he said.

Like most alternative fuels, natural gas still only makes up a small fraction of the fuel powering the total number of vehicles on the road.

But Winchester said he sees potential for growth in medium- and heavy-duty fleet vehicles, where energy demands are higher.

Natural gas has about 15 per cent less greenhouse gas emissions than diesel. That can translate into a far bigger impact if trucking fleets are converted to use natural gas.

“You’re going to get bigger emissions savings when you look at an application that requires a lot of kilometres and therefore a lot of fuel burned,” he said.

He pointed to C.A.T. Transportation in Quebec that as of February had

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A natural gas refuelling port is seen on a vehicle at the Vancouver Board of Trade energy forum in Vancouver, B.C., on Wednesday. Proponents of natural gas-fuelled vehicles say they can help reduce carbon emissions now but government support is needed to get businesses on board. switched 20 trucks to compressed natural gas for long-haul transportation down to Texas. The company said that as a result, in the first six weeks of the year it saved 18 tonnes of carbon dioxide.

But Winchester said carbon prices are too low or non-existent to make it enough of a financial incentive to switch, especially with diesel prices

at their lowest in years, which is why the industry is hoping for government help.

Ritch Murray, manager of Enbridge Inc.’s natural gas transportation division, says the $200 million for lower-emission vehicles and refuelling stations mentioned in a leaked version of Ontario’s draft climate plan would go a long way.

“That’s going to be some welcome investment,” said Murray. “These are businesses and they’re looking at the bottom line. And if there’s not an incentive to fuel switch, they’re going to think twice about it.”

British Columbia and Quebec already have some forms of natural gas vehicle incentives. A spokesman for Alberta’s environment minister said the government could consider alternative fuelling options through the energy efficiency program once it’s established.

The federal government also promised $62.5 million for alternative fuels in its latest budget, but almost all of that is going towards electric vehicle infrastructure.

Murray, who manages the largest commercial natural gas vehicle fleet in Canada at Enbridge, says that for heavier-duty vehicles there aren’t really electric options, but natural gas is ready to go.

“It’s readily deployable, commercialized technology that has an immediate impact on GHGs and we can get it out right now in the heavy duty space, where there aren’t any electric options,” said Murray.

But with so many competing vehicle fuel alternatives, automotive analyst Dennis DesRosiers says governments should stay out of picking winners and losers.

“It’s not the government’s job to decide whether it’s going to be natural gas or diesel in the future,” he said.

“Just set a standard and let industry figure it out.”

Suncor Energy plans to raise $2.5B in share issue to pay for Syncrude stake CALGARY — Suncor Energy says it plans to raise $2.5 billion in a share offering to pay for an increased stake in the Syncrude joint venture.

The Calgary-based company said the money would help reduce its debt and go towards paying for the $937 million acquisition of Murphy Oil’s five per cent stake in the joint venture that Suncor announced in late April.

It says it will sell 71.5 million shares at a price of $35 a share in the deal made through a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc., CIBC Capital Markets and J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc.

ConocoPhillips restarts Surmont oilsands production after wildfire shutdown ConocoPhillips Canada says it has restarted production at the Surmont oilsands facility after the site was shut down because of the wildfires in Fort McMurray. The company says there was minor damage to the Surmont infrastructure because of the fire, with no impact on ongoing operations. It expects to gradually ramp up production back to pre-shutdown levels of roughly 60,000 barrels a day and have the majority of its 700 workers back on-site by the end of the week. ConocoPhillips is the operator and 50 per cent owner of the Surmont oilsands project, with Total E&P Canada Ltd. controlling the other 50 per cent. The news comes a day after Suncor Inc. said it expects its oilsands operations in Fort McMurray to be back at full production by the end of this month.

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An attendee walks past hydraulic fracking equipment at the Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, Tuesday. Oil and gas industry leaders from over 84 countries are expected to attend the event that continues until Thursday.

Global Petroleum Show in Calgary, a bellwether for energy business, kicks off

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Tough times in the oil and gas industry are being blamed for smaller crowds on the first day of the Global Petroleum Show, an annual event in Calgary considered a bellwether for the energy business.

Wes Scott, executive vice-president of energy for show promoter DMG Events, said about 50,000 people pre-registered as delegates, about the same as in 2015. But returning exhibitors said Tuesday that crowds were smaller than last year. Scott said there were about 1,500 companies exhibiting at the show, which isn’t too far off

from the number last year, but a far cry from the 2,000 during its peak year of 2014. He said that’s due to spending restraints as companies hit hard by low oil and gas prices rein in spending.

“This year we are slightly behind,” he said.

In another sign of the times, the show for the first time is highlighting exhibits and featuring educational talks zeroing in on clean technology.

Exhibitor Mike Crabtree, vice-president of energy for the Saskatchewan Research Council, said the theme works perfectly with his organization’s proposed technology testing service set to start next year. The service would help companies prove environ-

mentally friendly technologies for oil and gas.

“You know, it used to be around what’s the price of oil and how much does this (project) cost, what’s the differential that we’re paying?” he said.

“The fourth piece now is very much the environmental component. How compliant am I with my technology?”

Quinn Holtby, president and CEO of Edmonton-based Katch Kan, said he likes the show’s new focus because his oilfield manufacturing company has been in the clean technology business since it was founded in 1994. It makes a portfolio of drilling rig products it calls the “zero spill system” designed to ensure safe and clean operations.

MONGEAU STEPPING DOWN AS CN RAIL’S CHIEF EXECUTIVE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway will have its third leader in more than six years after the CEO of the country’s largest railway said Tuesday he’s stepping down because a medical condition makes it difficult to continue in the job.

Claude Mongeau returned to work in January after a five-month medical leave for treatment of a tumour in his larynx.

Luc Jobin, CN’s chief financial officer — who was among members of the leadership team that filled in for Mon-

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“Facing up to a situation like this inevitably stirs a lot of emotions, but I step down from my role with a deep sense of pride and the firm conviction that CN remains in good hands and has a bright future,” Mongeau, 54, said in a statement.

He has been CN’s chief executive since Hunter Harrison, now the current head of CP Rail, retired from the railway at the end of 2009.

Prior to that, Mongeau was CN’s chief financial officer for 11 years and has been with the Montreal-based railway for 22 years. He has been de-

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scribed as one of the key architect’s of CN’s transformation from a federal Crown corporation to a publicly traded company.

As CEO, he oversaw the railway’s dramatic growth as profits nearly doubled and revenues surged 71 per cent to $7.4 billion.

Jobin, 57, has been CN’s chief financial officer since joining the company in 2009. Prior to that, he had been a senior executive at the related companies Imasco, Imperial Tobacco and British American Tobacco, and at Power Corporation.

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on delivering CN’s agenda of operational and service excellence,” said CN chairman Robert Pace.

Jobin is taking over as the railway industry faces volume decreases amid a challenging economic backdrop across North America.

Still, industry analysts said CN Rail’s “solid management team” should result in a seamless transition.

“Mr. Mongeau certainly made his mark at CN, in no small part by bringing a new way of thinking to CN Rail’s railroading (especially with regards to service and the customer),” Walter Spracklin of RBC Capital Markets wrote in a research note.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 122.18 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 43.88 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.40 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.48 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 45.49 Cdn. National Railway . . 77.44 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 173.70 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 37.10 Capital Power Corp . . . . 20.02 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.80 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 53.70 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.49 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 23.10 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41.55 General Motors Co. . . . . 30.23 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 23.10 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.60 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 53.63 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 33.52 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 41.84 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 7.02 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 55.89 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 142.30 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.74 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.57

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Oil prices settled above US$50 a barrel for the first time in nearly a year on Tuesday, a sign that traders are confident that a balance can be struck between supply and demand in the global crude market.

The July benchmark contract for West Texas Intermediate crude closed 67 cents higher to US$50.36 a barrel, marking the first time oil has settled above the US$50 mark since July 21, 2015. “$50 is a big psychological hurdle for crude oil, and it’s one that it’s been bumping up against for a couple of weeks now,” said Colin Cieszynski, chief market strategist at CMC Markets Canada.

“To see it break through is very encouraging and suggests that there is enough support to keep carrying crude oil higher.”

Crude prices have gradually risen in recent weeks due to several factors, including the wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., which at one point may have taken out as much as half of Canada’s total oilsands production, according to some estimates.

Those operations have gradually started to come back online.

Militant attacks on pipeline infrastructure in Nigeria have also caused supply disruptions in the oil-producing country, helping lift prices.

Cieszynski said traders are encouraged by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s wait-andsee approach on interest rate hikes.

The central bank has said that it plans on hiking rates but would not to commit to when that might happen.

Oil prices are often boosted on signs of a growing economy because it drives up the demand for crude.

Once that happens, it will

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 72.56 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 29.16 Rona Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.99 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71.03 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 23.50 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 24.03 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 15.50 First Quantum Minerals . . 9.68 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 23.07 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 5.76 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 6.29 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12.74 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 23.23 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.790 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 14.83 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 23.07 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.62 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 48.90 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.63 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 28.41 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.01 Canyon Services Group. . 5.87 Cenovous Energy Inc. . . 20.88 CWC Well Services . . . 0.1850 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . 11.07

be important for the global market to be able to strike a balance between supply and demand or else oil prices are at risk of falling again, Cieszynski said.

Canada’s economy has been hit hard by a rapid and deep decline in global oil prices that began in 2014, when crude prices were above US$100 a barrel.

In February, oil settled as low as US$26.21 a barrel.

“It’s a pretty spectacular move in a fairly relatively short period of time,” Cieszynski said.

“We might just see it level off here for a while, for the next few weeks, in around US$50.”

Rising oil prices also helped the loonie, which climbed 0.22 of a U.S. cent to 78.30 cents US. In Toronto, the S&P/TSX composite index was up 89.45 points at 14,365.61, driven by gains in energy and bank stocks.

On Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrial average added 17.95 points at 17,938.28, the broader S&P 500 composite index advanced 2.72 points to 2,112.13 and the Nasdaq composite fell 6.96 points to 4,961.75.

In other commodities, July natural gas was down a penny at US$2.47 per mmBTU, August gold fell 40 cents to US$1,247 an ounce and July copper contracts fell seven cents to US$2.05 a pound.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,365.61, up 89.45 points Dow — 17,938.28, up 17.95 points S&P 500 — 2,112.13, up 2.72 points

NEWS IN BRIEF

Shell’s shift away from growth raises new doubts for LNG Canada project in B.C. Royal Dutch Shell says it’s shifting away from growing its liquefied natural gas business, a move that raises fresh doubts about the future of its proposed LNG Canada project in Kitimat, B.C. The company said Tuesday the pace of new investment in LNG will slow as it moderates growth and prioritizes

Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.590 Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 90.71 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 46.08 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.18 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 16.70 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 42.81 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.49 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.200 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 7.33 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.50 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 1.940 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.80 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 46.08 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1800 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 83.78 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 67.07 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.04 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 26.93 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 35.11 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 37.75 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 90.33 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 19.00 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 46.65 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.260 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 79.95 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 44.37 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57.76

Nasdaq — 4,961.75, down 6.96 points Currencies: Cdn — 78.30 cents US, up 0.22 of a cent Pound — C$1.8572, up 0.53 of a cent Euro — C$1.4504, down 0.47 of a cent Euro — US$1.1357, down 0.04 of a cent Oil futures: US$50.36 per barrel, up 67 cents (July contract) Gold futures: US$1,247.00 per oz., down 40 cents (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $21.800 oz., down 34.9 cents $700.87 kg., down $11.22 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ‘16 $0.90 higher $518.00 Nov. ‘16 $1.40 higher $524.00 Jan. ‘17 $0.80 higher $527.40 March ‘17 $1.30 higher $528.90 May ‘17 $1.00 higher $529.90 July ‘17 $0.80 higher $531.00 Nov. ‘17 $1.10 lower $516.20 Jan. ‘18 $1.10 lower $516.20 March ‘18 $1.10 lower $516.20 May ‘18 $1.10 lower $516.20 July ‘18 $1.10 lower $516.20.

Barley (Western): July ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Oct. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 Dec. ‘16 unchanged $171.50 March ‘17 unchanged $173.50 May ‘17 unchanged $174.50 July ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $174.50 March ‘18 unchanged $174.50 May ‘18 unchanged $174.50 July ‘18 unchanged $174.50.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 545,940 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 545,940.

cash flow generation and returns on existing projects. Shell said while its integrated gas business was previously a “growth priority,” it has now reached a critical mass after completing the acquisition of gas giant BG Group in February.

Oil and gas analyst Dirk Lever at Altacorp Capital said the announcement doesn’t mean an end to the company’s LNG Canada project, which could cost up to US$40 billion to build, but it could further delay development.

In February, Shell postponed a final investment decision on the project until the end of the year, a timeline it maintained in its latest presentation Tuesday.

Hudson’s Bay near the bottom of list in cotton-sourcing practices: report

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — A report released Tuesday ranking the world’s largest cotton consumers on the basis of their sourcing practices has put Canada’s oldest retailer, Hudson’s Bay Company, near the bottom of the list.

The study done for the World Wildlife Fund, Pesticide Action Network UK and Solidaridad examined whether 37 international companies used sustainable cotton sources and ranked them according to a number of factors, including the guidelines used to produce the cotton (organic, fair trade or recycled).

It also looked at whether the companies had stated initiatives or policies on cotton farming.

Hudson’s Bay (TSX:HBC), the only Canadian retailer on the list, had a total score of one out of a possible 19.5.

The report said HBC’s low score did not necessarily indicate that it used unsustainable cotton, but rather reflected a lack of transparency on its practices.

It also said the Toronto-based company did not publicize its policies or targets on cotton sources.

Hudson’s Bay spokeswoman Tiffany Bourre said the retailer offers sustainable cotton under its private label and is looking for opportunities to grow in that area.

“HBC also has stringent ethical sourcing guidelines in place to ensure the highest principles of sourcing and compliance,” Bourre wrote in an email.

Keith Tyrell, the director of Pesticide Action Network, said the purpose of the report was to highlight the importance of sustainable cotton in terms of its impact on the environment and labour industry.

“Brands and retailers have the ability to drive sustainable cotton demand through the requirements they set for their suppliers,” said the report.

“These requirements can ensure that their products are not associated with unsafe or illegal labour practices or environmental damage.”

Some of the biggest issues with cot-

“IF COMPANIES REALLY BELIEVE THAT THE WAY COTTON IS PRODUCED IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, THEN THEY’LL SWITCH.” — KEITH TYRELL, DIRECTOR OF PESTICIDE ACTION NETWORK ton is the use of child labour and the overuse of harmful fertilizers and pesticides that can result in death.

Tyrell said there’s always been a lot of attention given to unsavoury labour practices used in the creation of cotton with clothes and furniture, though he added cotton farming employs more people than the manufacturing industry does.

The report estimates that there are 40 million cotton farmers in developing countries producing three quarters of the world’s cotton supply.

“If companies really believe that the way cotton is produced is important to them, then they’ll switch,” he said. “At the moment, it seems like they don’t think it’s important. It’s about commitment.”

Tyrell said cost can be a hurdle initially for a retailer to make changes to their supply chain, but he added that didn’t stop fast-fashion retailer H&M Group, which set a demanding target of sourcing organic and recycled cotton in the last few years.

Topping the list was home furnisher Ikea Group, which scored 12 out of a possible 19.5 points, followed by fashion retailers C&A Global and H&M Group with nine points each.

The report based its rankings on public information and also reached out to individual retailers information was not readily available. Some of the other companies ranked included Walmart, Foot Locker, Nike and Gap.

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Sharks look for way to score first

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Sharks head coach Pete DeBoer called it the biggest fix his team needs to make if they have any hope of rallying in the Stanley Cup final.

On the verge of elimination after a 3-1 loss in Game 4, the Sharks have given up the first goal in every game so far. They have yet to play with a lead for even a second, trailing the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-1 in the best-of-seven series with Game 5 ahead at Consol Energy Center on Thursday night.

“We’ve been chasing the game the whole series by not scoring first,” DeBoer said after Monday’s loss. “We have to find a way to get on the board earlier in the game instead of chasing it all night.”

The Sharks are 10-3 in the playoffs when they score first and 3-6 when they don’t. They also owned the second-best record during the regular season when hitting the board first, boasting a 35-6-2 mark, which trailed only the President’s Trophy-winning Washington Capitals.

DeBoer said the pressure increased when the opponent notched the game’s first goal. It ruined the rhythm of the bench, he said. Rolling four lines suddenly became less enticing with a deficit because there was more urgency to score or create a scoring chance and more imperative to play certain players more often.

“I don’t know what it is,” he said of the inability to score first. “But it’s

been a big issue these (four) games.”

San Jose has had to chase its way back into every game of the series, rallying on multiple occasions to even the score, but never to actually get ahead and play with the lead.

The Sharks got their first and only lead of the series when Joonas Donskoi scored the overtime winner in Game 3.

The Western Conference champs came out with good energy in front of an enthusiastic home crowd at SAP Center in Game 4, one that was clad in teal T-shirts emblazoned with sharks circling around two penguins on a lonely chunk of ice.

Despite those encouraging opening minutes, the Sharks could not score.

Instead it was Penguins defenceman Ian Cole, he of zero goals previously in the playoffs, landing the first marker on a rebound.

Cole was wide open on the weak side of the ice when Phil Kessel fired a shot from a bad angle at Martin Jones, the Sharks slow to find their bearings and their foes after a line change.

“You don’t want to give up the first goal, especially on that tough change,” Sharks centre Logan Couture said afterward.

Pittsburgh has outshot San Jose 4624 in the first period so far this series and is now 12-3 in the post-season when scoring first.

It wasn’t this way at all for the Sharks in the opening three rounds of the post-season. They managed to land the game’s opening goal in 13 of their first 18 games this spring, winning 10

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San Jose Sharks head coach Peter DeBoer stands behind players on the bench after the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Eric Fehr scored a goal during the third period of Game 4 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Finals in San Jose, Calif., Monday. DeBoer and the Sharks have not held a lead in the series and say biggest fix for Game 5 is scoring first. times.

DeBoer couldn’t pinpoint what exactly had changed.

The first period of the first Stanley Cup final in Sharks history was perhaps a sign of things to come. The club

was outshot 15-4 and outscored 2-0 in an eventual 3-2 loss.

“We haven’t been able to get out and get a lead,” Sharks defenceman Paul Martin said, “and we’re a different team when we do that.”

Tigers rally to beat Blue Jays in 10 innings

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tigers 3 Blue Jays 2 DETROIT — With the tying run at third and one out in the ninth inning, Miguel Cabrera was sent sprawling to the dirt by a high fastball from Roberto Osuna.

No big deal for the Detroit slugger.

“I don’t care what he did. I don’t care what he’s going to do to me,” Cabrera said.

Moments after Osuna’s pitch up around his head, Cabrera lifted a twostrike double to tie the game, and the Tigers went on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Tuesday night on Ian Kinsler’s game-winning single in the 10th. Detroit has won five straight.

The Tigers tied it with two runs in the ninth, spoiling an outstanding effort by Blue Jays starter Aaron Sanchez.

The Toronto right-hander struck out a career-high 12 and took a one-hitter into the ninth inning, but he didn’t get another out as Detroit rallied.

“That’s a really tough one to lose, because Aaron was about as good as you can possibly be,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

Kinsler’s RBI double in the ninth chased Sanchez, and Cabrera’s double off Osuna tied it.

The Tigers loaded the bases in the 10th with no outs against Joe Biagini (3-2), and Kinsler won it with a chopper into left field.

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Aaron Sanchez pitches against the Detroit Tigers during the first inning of a baseball game Tuesday, in Detroit.

Justin Wilson (2-1) pitched a scoreless 10th for the win.

Kevin Pillar homered for the Blue Jays.

Justin Upton’s double in the third was the only hit off Sanchez for eight innings, but Jose Iglesias started the bottom of the ninth with a single, and Kinsler followed with a double. After

Kinsler went to third on Andrew Romine’s sacrifice bunt, the Blue Jays chose to pitch to Cabrera rather than intentionally walk the winning run.

Cabrera’s drive to deep right-centre made it 2-2.

Upton opened the 10th with a single, and Jarrod Saltalamacchia walked. Upton then beat the throw to

third when the Blue Jays tried to get the lead runner on a bunt by Iglesias.

With the bases loaded, Kinsler came through for Detroit.

Tigers starter Matt Boyd held the Blue Jays hitless for four innings, but Pillar led off the fifth with a homer.

Boyd — whom the Tigers acquired from Toronto last year in the trade that sent David Price to the Blue Jays — allowed a run and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked five and struck out five.

Pillar’s drive to left gave the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead, and he scored their second run after hitting a seventh-inning single.

BLOOPER Detroit reliever Bobby Parnell got himself into a ninth-inning jam thanks to a wacky play on a comebacker by Darwin Barney. Pillar was on first, and Parnell turned to try to throw him out at second, but after realizing there was no play there, the right-hander tried to hold up on his throw.

He ended up accidentally throwing the ball straight into the ground, and it bounced over toward third base.

“I try to hold onto the ball, and when you’re going full force, it’s tough,” Parnell said. “I was fortunate to get out of there.”

After a wild pitch, the Blue Jays had men on second and third with no outs, but Parnell was able to escape thanks to two strikeouts and a flyout, keeping Toronto from adding to its two-run lead.

Warriors, Cavs both know how fast the series can turn NBA FINALS

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLEVELAND — Golden State has won the first two games of the NBA Finals, both of those wins coming by double figures and with a few dominant stretches of basketball in there.

Strange as this sounds, that has the Warriors feeling a bit uneasy.

The champions know exactly how fast a series can change, having just pulled off a mathematically improbable comeback from 3-1 down against Oklahoma City in the Western Conference finals. And even with the odds now stacked high against Cleveland in these NBA Finals, the Warriors say they cannot fall into the trap of thinking this series that resumes with Game

3 on Wednesday night is already over.

“That’s a great analogy, one that we’ve already used,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday. “It doesn’t matter what the scores are, doesn’t matter if you win by 25 or lose by 25, it’s one game in the series. And we got blown out twice in a row in OKC, down 3-1, and we were able to come back.

We know we’re playing against a great team. They’re coming home. They can change the momentum around with just one win.”

Cleveland hopes he’s right.

The Cavs might be without concussed Kevin Love for Game 3, but they are 7-0 at home in these playoffs — winning by an average of 20.9 points.

“It’s a do-or-die game for us,” Cavaliers forward LeBron James said. “We can’t afford to go down 3-0 to any team, especially a team that’s 73-9 in the regular season and playing the type of basketball they’re playing.”

Murray Crawford, sports reporter, 403-314-4338 E-mail mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com

When the Warriors were on the brink of elimination against the Thunder, history suggested that they had a 3.9 per cent chance to win the series — 232 previous NBA teams were down 3-1 in a best-of-seven, and only nine won. Compared to that, Cleveland’s chances look fabulous.

“We’re not in that bad of shape as they were — 3-1 is worse than 2-0,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. “And they came back and took it one game at a time, like we have to do.”

Teams that have fallen behind 2-0 in the NBA Finals have rallied to win 9.7 per cent of the time, with three of them getting it done in 31 past opportunities.

The 1969 Boston Celtics, 1977 Portland Trail Blazers and 2006 Miami Heat all lost the first two games of the finals on the road before winning the title..

“History,” Lue said, “is something that’s made to be broken.”

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aliers certainly seemed confident and loose on Tuesday. During the open portion of practice, James was laughing with teammates and tossed up the occasional underhanded 60-footer — reacting with mock disbelief when the low-percentage shot didn’t fall. Point guard Kyrie Irving played a long game of 1-on-1 with Cavs assistant coach James Posey, who was on that Heat team that rallied from 2-0 down in the finals against Dallas and hit a huge shot in the clinching game.

Their thinking is simple: Take care of home court Wednesday and Friday, knot the series and see what happens in a best-of-three.

“When they go on their runs, we have to be able to withstand those punches,” Irving said. “And Game 1 and Game 2, we’ve done it at times.

We’ve shown that we’re capable of doing it, but we’re just constantly on our heels.”

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Beckie goal lifts Canada over Brazil

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Canada 1 Brazil 0 OTTAWA — On a night when Canada chased a goal for 90 minutes, substitute Janine Beckie delivered deep into injury time Tuesday to beat Brazil.

Diana Matheson sent a high ball towards the Brazilian goal and Beckie, from outside the penalty box, lobbed substitute goalkeeper Luciana, who had just come on as a late injury replacement. It was virtually the last kick of the game and produced a dramatic 1-0 win before 23,568 fans at TD Place.

“Tonight we showed a bit of grit to stay in the game and the resilience to go and win it,” said Canadian coach John Herdman.

“We found that next gear and that’s something we’ll keep reminding ourselves when we hit the Olympics,” he added.

It was Canada’s last match on home soil before Rio and Herdman took satisfaction “this close to an Olympics that when it’s tight, that we can find a way to win.”

Unlike its nervy start in Saturday’s 2-0 loss to the eighth-ranked South Americans before 28,604 at Toronto’s BMO Field, Canada was composed from the get-go Tuesday and had the better of the play against a muchchanged Brazilian starting 11.

The 10th-ranked Canadian women will return to their clubs for the rest of the month before reassembling July 1 for a camp in Vancouver. They head to France in mid-July for a closed-door game against China and then a friendly with No. 3 France in Auxerre on July 23.

The team will leave France for Brazil, where it opens Aug. 3 against No. 5 Australia. Canada will also face No. 2 Germany and No. 95 Zimbabwe in round-robin play.

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Canada’s Allysha Chapman fights for the ball against Brazil’s Debinha during second half international women’s soccer friendly action in Ottawa on Tuesday.

The Canadians had been after the goal all game. They pressed the action and had more and better scoring chances. As farewells go, it was a bright one with a hint of things to come.

“I think Canada was better than Brazil tonight,” Brazilian coach Vadao said through an interpreter. “They made fewer mistakes, had more opportunities and they scored.”

Herdman wanted goals and while his team came close on numerous occasions — especially in the final stretch when it was one-way traffic — it took 90-plus minutes to put the Brazilians away.

Popular MMA fighter Kimbo Slice dead at 42

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Kimbo Slice, the bearded street fighter who parlayed his internet popularity into a mixed martial arts career and worldwide fame, has died. He was 42.

Slice, whose real name was Kevin Ferguson, was taken to a hospital in Margate, Florida, near his home Monday, Coral Springs Police Sgt. Carla Kmiotek said.

Slice’s death was confirmed by Mike Imber, his longtime manager.

“We lost our brother today,” Imber said.

The cause of death was still unclear. Kmiotek said there is no active police investigation, and no foul play is suspected.

Born in the Bahamas and raised in the Miami area, Slice was a strip club bouncer and bodyguard who began competing in unsanctioned street fights in 2003. Videos of his violent knockout victories in those bouts became wildly popular online, both for Slice’s raw punching power and his distinctive, intimidating appearance.

After gaining viral internet fame at a time when the phenomenon was still relatively new, Slice studied MMA and eventually competed for several promotions, including the UFC and Bellator, which staged his two most recent fights.

While he went only 5-2 and never won a championship belt, the personable Slice became one of MMA’s bestknown figures, attracting large television audiences and crowds to his growing sport.

Slice’s death also was confirmed

by Scott Coker, the CEO of Bellator, which promoted his return to MMA last year after a five-year absence.

Slice beat Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris with a third-round knockout in February at Bellator 149 in Houston, but the result was overturned after Slice tested positive for steroid use.

“We are all shocked and saddened by the devastating and untimely loss of Kimbo Slice,” Coker said.

“One of the most popular MMA fighters ever, Kimbo was a charismat-

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Kimbo Slice, right, battles James Thompson during their EliteXC heavyweight bout at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. Slice, who’s real name is Kevin Ferguson, died in hospital Monday. ic, larger-than-life personality that transcended the sport. Outside of the cage he was a friendly, gentle giant and a devoted family man. His loss leaves us all with extremely heavy hearts.”

Slice was scheduled to headline the Bellator 158 show in London next month in a bout against James Thompson.

He was the star of the first MMA show broadcast on network television, beating Thompson by third-round knockout in May 2008 on CBS with the defunct EliteXC promotion. With Slice and pioneering featherweight Gina Carano as the top attractions, EliteXC’s two CBS shows drew big television ratings and introduced millions of viewers to MMA. Although Slice never reached the sport’s competitive heights, his aura never waned among MMA fans: His bout with Harris four months ago drew the largest television ratings in Bellator’s history.

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“It was a mantra with the group — whatever it takes, let’s keep pushing until that goal comes and they did,” he said.

Canada improved to 6-7-6 all-time against the Brazilians.

Jessie Fleming and Sophie Schmidt pulled the strings in midfield as Canada found the holes in Brazil’s defence.

Matheson was opportunistic on offence.

Brazil was restricted to counter-attacks. And Canadian ‘keeper Stephanie Labbe took charge when the visitors did threaten. At the other end, goalkeeper Barbara saved Brazil on several occasions, often playing like a

sweeper to snuff out attacks.

It was the first game in Ottawa for the Canadian women since July 2003, when they defeated Brazil 2-1 with current team members Matheson and Rhian Wilkinson in the starting lineup.

Current captain Christine Sinclair was in the squad but sidelined by mononucleosis.

Wilkinson — earning her 175th cap — was in the starting lineup, one of two changes from Toronto. Fleming also came in, with Allysha Chapman and Beckie dropping to the bench. Matheson moved to forward from midfield.

Brazil rang in the changes with six new faces in its starting 11. Star forward Marta, the five time FIFA women’s player of the year who scored both goals Saturday, and veteran Formiga started on the bench. Cristiane and Erika, who both play for Paris Saint-Germain, were among the additions.

Kadeisha Buchanan came close for Canada in the 18th minute when her deflection went high after a free kick pinged around the penalty box.

The Canadians pushed the pace with left fullback Ashley Lawrence, named Canada’s player of the game Saturday, leading the way as rain fell intermittently despite the evening sunshine.

A desperate tackle by Bruna saved a goal, denying Matheson what seemed like a sure tap-in in the 24th minute after Barbara stopped a Deanne Rose shot.

Brazil’s best chance of the half came in the 40th minute when a probing ball found Darlene behind the Canadian defence but her shot was off-target. Andressa Alves also misfired early in the second half.

Barbara earned a yellow card in the 55th minute for decking an onrushing Matheson after a fine feed from Sinclair. The Brazilian’ keeper made a good save off Sinclair on the ensuing free kick.

Raptors finalize extension with Casey

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — When Dwane Casey and Masai Ujiri met the morning after the Toronto Raptors’ most successful season in franchise history, there were no congratulatory high fives or back slaps. The message of that forward-thinking meeting was: what next?

“I love that,” Ujiri said Tuesday, moments after Casey signed a new three-year contract that will keep him in Toronto through 2019. “(Casey) doesn’t even know he said it … instead of celebrating what we’re doing — in his personality he doesn’t and I don’t either, and I think that’s a good thing — he talked about the things we need to get better at. It’s getting better, getting better, getting better.”

Casey guided the Raptors in their journey from the NBA hinterlands to the Eastern Conference final, and now Ujiri is trusting the coach with the

much tougher task of turning Toronto into a championship contender.

That’s been their goal since Day 1, and the common thread woven through Casey’s five seasons in Toronto has been about developing a culture of winning.

“And coach Casey has been a big leader for us, a great teacher, and a great teammate for us to have in this organization,” said Ujiri, who promised last week the deal with Casey would get done “in his sleep.”

Ujiri worked quickly to make it happen, and rewarded the coach with a deal reported to be worth US$18 million.

Casey was hired by former Raptors GM Bryan Colangelo after a 2010-11 season that saw Toronto post a 22-60 record. They missed the playoffs in his first two seasons, but Casey has progressively moulded the team into a tough and defensively responsible unit.

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Olympic appearance record in jeopardy AFTER 10 OLYMPIC GAMES, CANADA’S IAN MILLAR MAY HAVE TO POSTPONE HIS 11TH

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — Ian Millar might not be on Canada’s Olympic team in Rio because he’s lacking a proven horse.

The 69-year-old show jumper from Perth, Ont., set an international record for appearances at the Olympic Games with his 10th in London in 2012.

An Olympic team without “Captain Canada” would be unusual. But Millar’s top mount Dixson has undergone a pair of sinus surgeries since March and won’t be available to compete in Rio, Millar said Tuesday at Calgary’s Spruce Meadows.

“He’s definitely out for Rio,” he said.

“If he’s out for a month it takes two or three months to get him back. This horse has been out for a long enough time that I think we’ll have him back for September, but we won’t have him back for Rio.” So Millar needs a solid international mount with less than two months to go to the Aug. 5 opening ceremonies.

Canada’s show jumping team for Rio is expected to be named in July.

The veteran rider says his top prospect Teddy du Bosquetiau, or “Teddy B”, needs a breakout performance at Spruce Meadows to earn consideration for the Olympic team.

“He would have to come on in a very spectacular manner to impress the (Jump Canada) committee enough to put him on the team,” Millar explained.

“If Dixson was here, all they would need to see is if Dixson is on form and then they’re going to be comfortable.

BOWLING REGINA — The Team Alberta men’s squad took home top honours, led by Central Albertans, in the Canadian 5 Pin Open Championship.

Bary Baird, of Blackfalds, Shelby Crest, of Red Deer, coach Greg Gigliuk, of Red Deer, and manager Bev Gigliuk,

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Ban lifted on Canadian reporter The UFC has rescinded its indefinite ban on a Canadian reporter who was thrown out of its UFC 199 show last weekend.

Less than two days after mmafighting.com’s Ariel Helwani, a Montreal native who is based in New York, was told he would never be allowed to cov-

“Dixson had nothing to prove. This horse, Teddy B, would have something to prove. So we’re going to prove it.”

The National, which kicks off four straight weeks of competition at Spruce Meadows, opens Wednesday.

The tournament includes Saturday’s $500,000 RBC Grand Prix and Sunday’s $175,000 CNOOC Nexen Cup Derby.

Millar, Eric Lamaze, Jill Henselwood and Mac Cone won Olympic team silver in 2008 in Hong Kong. Lamaze won individual gold there.

If Millar can’t compete in Rio, he’ll aim for his 11th Summer Games in Tokyo in 2020.

“I’d just have to do it the next time,” Millar said.

He says daughter Amy or son Jonathon, also competing at Spruce Meadows, could represent the family in Rio if he can’t.

“My son and daughter both have a strong possibility, so I go as a rider, I go as a trainer or I go as a father,” Millar said.

“I’m still going to go. If all else fails, I’ll go as a commentator.”

Millar and Dixson helped Canada win Pan American Games team gold last summer to qualify for Rio. “To not have Ian ride at the Olympics would be a big, big loss for our team,” Lamaze said. “To go to a Games without him is not a reassuring moment.

“We have fantastic riders and I’m sure we can put a very good team together, but all the great success I’ve had as a team rider has been with him.”

Millar and Dixson, a 13-year-old bay owned by Sue and Ariel Grange of of Red Deer all were key in the teams successful showing at the event that run from June 1 to 4.

After finishing first in the round robin with 88 points, 15 ahead of second place Northern Ontario, they finished on top of a four team stepladder.

This put the team in a wait-and-see position as they faced the survivor of the first two matches.

In the final match, Victor Fobert, of

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Ian Millar prepares to ride Star Power, in the equestrian individual show jumping competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Millar could miss his record 11th Olympics this summer in Rio unless his ‘top prospect’ horse can have a breakout performance this weekend in Calgary.

Lothlorien Farm, posted three clean rounds to claim the $1.5-million CP International at Spruce Meadows in 2014.

When it became no longer possible to manage hematomas in Dixson’s sinuses with other treatments, surgery was the only option left, Millar said.

Drayton Valley, led the team bowling a 340 game. Baird was second with a 291 and Karie Kreutz, of Wetaskiwin, had a 260. Kreutz had led the team in the round robin averaging a 270.

They faced B.C. in the final and won three of the five games to defeat

B.C. Each game allocates one point for each of the five bowler in head-to-head scoring, plus three points for the team total score. The Alberta squad won 6-2.

Kreutz and Fobert made the men’s all-star team and Kreutz won the rookie award.

er future UFC events, the promotion announced Monday night that it won’t deny media credentials to his company. The UFC was hit with heavy online criticism from other journalists and MMA fans for its actions against Montreal native Helwani, one of the most prominent reporters covering mixed martial arts. Photographer Esther Lin and video director Casey Leydon also were ejected from the Forum with Helwani.

The UFC remains upset about Helwani’s report that heavyweight Brock Lesnar was nearing a deal to return at UFC 200, which revealed the plan before the UFC could announce it.

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BY THE CANADIAN PRESS The next time Canada’s men’s national soccer team sees the field, the atmosphere will be in stark contrast to the quiet afternoon in the Austrian countryside it enjoyed on Tuesday.

A late own goal gave Canada a 2-1 win over Uzbekistan in a friendly in front of a scattering of fans at the Thermenstadion in Bad Waltersdorf.

Canada’s next game is Sept. 2 at the Estadio Olimpico Metropolitano in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. It will likely be in front of a frenzied mob of over 40,000 fans for a crucial World Cup qualifier, with both teams fighting to advance to the final round of qualifying in the CONCACAF region.

“You can feel the buzz, especially after the game today,” captain David Edgar, who opened the scoring for Canada in the 20th minute, said of his team’s upcoming matches. Canada will also host El Salvador Sept. 6 in Vancouver in the final game of the qualifying round.

After Uzbekistan’s Eldor Shomurodov tied the game the 62nd minute, Canada started to press late and were rewarded when Akramjon Komilov headed a Canadian cross from the left side into his own goal.

The game concluded a camp that started late last month and included a 1-1 draw with Azerbaijan last Friday.

“The other game (against Azerbaijan) was awful.

It’s true,” said Canada coach Benito Floro. “Today, I am happy because, not only because the other team is good, but I think the players have been capable of doing a very good press and increasing the level of combined attack.”

Edgar got Canada in front with a nice header on a set-piece. After a free kick on the left side, Scott Arfield crossed in and Edgar was right in the middle just a few yards away from the goal.

Canada was a bit slow out of the gate in the second half, with Uzbekistan getting some looks. Poor marking led to Uzbekistan’s equalizer. Canada had been unable to clear their lines and Shomurodov was gifted with a free header from a few yards out.

After picking up four points in four games in CONCACAF, Canada lies third in a World Cup qualifying group with Mexico, Honduras and El Salvador.

While tied on points with Honduras, Canada has an inferior goal differential.

Arfield, who will be up in the English Premier League next season with newly promoted Burnley FC, teased the Uzbekistan side with a number of passes and filled in as playmaker-in-chief in the absence of Atiba Hutchinson.

Throw in the addition of Will Johnson, who left camp earlier with an injury, and Canada’s midfield looks strong heading into September’s matches.

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● High school sports: Notre Dame athletics awards banquet, 6 p.m., Notre Dame High School ● Bantam baseball: Edmonton Cardinals vs. Red Deer Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park

Thursday ● High school sports: Hunting Hills awards banquet, 6 p.m., Hunting Hills High School ● Ladies fastball: U18 Rage vs. U16 Rage, 7 p.m., and Badgers vs. U18 Rage, 8:45 p.m., Great Chief Park. Stettler vs.

Bandits, 7 p.m., Stettler

Friday ● Rugby: Calgary Hornets vs. Red Deer Titans, 8 p.m., Titan’s rugby field ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Beaumont Bandits vs. Red Deer ladies

Saturday ● Bantam baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 2 p.m., and Okotoks Dawgs Red, 5 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Alberta Football League: St. Albert Stars vs. Central Alberta Buccaneers, 6 p.m., M.E. Global Field, Lacombe ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Strathmore Venom vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m., Kinex

Sunday ● Bantam baseball: Okotoks Dawgs Black vs. Red Deer Braves, 10 a.m., Great Chief Park ● Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League: Olds Mavericks vs. Red Deer Junior B tier II Renegades, 2:30 p.m. and Calgary Axemen vs. Red Deer ladies Rage, 5 p.m., Kinex

Basketball 2016 NBA Playoffs Fourth Round THE FINALS (Best-of-7) Golden State (W1) vs. Cleveland (E1) (Golden State leads series 2-0) Sunday’s result Golden State 110 Cleveland 77 Thursday’s result Golden State 104 Cleveland 89

Wednesday’s game Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 10 Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Cleveland at Golden State, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 Golden State at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Sunday, June 19 Cleveland at Golden State, 6 p.m.

Soccer Friday, June 10 Group A At Saint-Denis, France France vs. Romania, 1 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 Group A At Lens Aggio, France Albania vs. Switzerland, 7 a.m.

Group B At Bordeaux, France Wales vs. Slovakia, 10 a.m.

At Marseille, France England vs. Russia, 1 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP (two-game, total-goals series) First Leg — June 21 or 22 Second Leg — June 28 or 29 Euro 2016 At Sites in France Group Stage Group A Abania, France, Romania, Switzerland Group B England, Russia, Slovakia, Wales Group C Germany, Northern Ireland, Poland, Ukraine Group D Croatia, Czech Republic, Spain, Turkey Group E Belgium, Italy, Republic of Ireland, Sweden Group F Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Portugal

NHL playoff scoring leaders Pittsburgh (E2) vs. San Jose (W6) (Pittsburgh leads series 3-1) Monday’s result Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 1 Saturday’s result San Jose 3 Pittsburgh 2 (OT) Thursday’s game San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Sunday, June 12 Pittsburgh at San Jose, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 San Jose at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Game One — Monday, May 30 Pittsburgh 3 San Jose 2

Logan Couture, SJ Joe Pavelski, SJ Brent Burns, SJ Phil Kessel, Pgh Joe Thornton, SJ Nikita Kucherov, TB Tyler Johnson, TB Sidney Crosby, Pgh Evgeni Malkin, Pgh Nick Bonino, Pgh Vladimir Tarasenko, StL Carl Hagelin, Pgh Jamie Benn, Dal

Sunday, June 12 Group D At Paris Turkey vs. Croatia, 7 a.m.

Group C At Nice, France Poland vs. Northern Ireland, 10 a.m.

At Lille Metropole, France Germany vs. Ukraine, 1 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Group D At Toulouse, France Spain vs. Czech Republic, 7 a.m.

Group E At Saint-Denis, France Republic of Ireland vs. Sweden, 10 a.m.

At Lyon, France Belgium vs. Italy, 1 p.m.

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Mosquito AA2 Braves take silver in Sherwood Park tournament SHERWOOD PARK — Five games over the weekend at a tournament had the Red Deer Mosquito AA2 Lock N Safe Braves finish with a silver medal.

They opened with a 13-11 win over the Bonneyille Braves as Elijah Cadieux took MVP honours for the game. Daven Comfort, Austin Goruk and Addison Giesbrecht combined to pitch the game.

The Braves followed up the showing with a 13-0 shutout of the Sherwood Park Athletics. Avery Bettesworth pitched the entire game, which lasted only four innings as the Braves mercied the host ball club. Bettesworth pitched three perfect innings and faced only 13 batters in the win, he was awarded game MVP honours.

The third game provided some foreshadowing for the Braves as they lost to the South Jasper Place Jays 12-8. Avery Coumont and Giesbrcht pitched the game and Raymond Bottin won game MVP for a spectacular catch.

Game four was a bounce back effort for the Braves as they topped the Edmonton Angels 12-7. Kieran Peterson pitched four innings and won the game MVP, Luke Schmitt also pitched for the win.

In the final, the Braves lost again to the Jays this time 16-8.

Owen Dixon, Raymond Bottin and Noah Nackonechny pitched for the Braves and Nackonechny took the game MVP award for two clutch hits, one coming with the bases loaded.

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Baseball Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 34 23 .596 Boston 33 24 .579 Toronto 31 29 .517 New York 28 30 .483 Tampa Bay 26 31 .456 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 32 24 .571 Kansas City 30 28 Detroit 30 28 .517 Chicago 29 29 .500 Minnesota 17 40 .298 West Division W L Pct Texas 36 22 .621 Seattle 31 26 .544 Houston 28 32 .467 Los Angeles 26 32 .448 Oakland 25 33 .431

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Monday’s Games Baltimore 4, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 11, Toronto 0 Texas 6, Houston 5 Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 4 Cleveland 3, Seattle 1 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore 9, Kansas City 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, L.A. Angels 3 Detroit 3, Toronto 2, 10 innings Texas 4, Houston 3 Milwaukee 5, Oakland 4 Minnesota 6, Miami 4, 11 innings Washington 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 0 Cleveland at Seattle, late Boston at San Francisco, late

AMWAY CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP SEMIFINALS (two-game, total-goals series) Wednesday’s results First Leg Ottawa 2 Vancouver 0 Toronto 4 Montreal 2 Wednesday, June 8 Second Leg Toronto at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

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Cleveland (Carrasco 2-0) at Seattle (Walker 2-6), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Price 7-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-2), 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Houston at Texas, 12:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 5:05 p.m.

Baltimore at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Seattle, 8:10 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Bogaerts Bos 56 238 46 82 .345 VMartinez Det 57 205 24 70 .341 Ortiz Bos 51 194 28 66 .340 Nunez Min 48 187 29 63 .337 Altuve Hou 60 238 45 79 .332 Bradley Jr. Bos 53 189 29 61 .323 Hosmer KC 58 218 30 70 .321 Kinsler Det 55 231 50 74 .320 Mazara Tex 50 192 27 61 .318 Pedroia Bos 55 228 41 72 .316 Home Runs Trumbo, Baltimore, 20 Frazier, Chicago, 18 Cano, Seattle, 16 Ortiz, Boston, 16 Beltran, New York, 15 Machado, Baltimore, 15 KDavis, Oakland, 14 Napoli, Cleveland, 14 Betts, Boston, 14 Longoria, Tampa Bay, 14.

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Wednesday’s Games Toronto (Dickey 3-6) at Detroit (Zimmermann 8-2), 11:10 a.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-3) at Arizona (Bradley 2-1), 1:40 p.m.

Kansas City (Volquez 5-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 7-1), 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 6-2), 5:05 p.m.

Houston (Fister 5-3) at Texas (Darvish 2-0), 6:05 p.m.

Miami (Chen 3-2) at Minnesota (Nolasco 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hahn 2-3) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-6), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 6-4) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-7), 6:10 p.m.

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati

National League East Division W L Pct 35 23 .602 31 26 .544 30 28 .517 29 30 .492 16 41 .281 Central Division W L Pct 40 17 .702 32 26 .552 30 28 .517 27 31 .466 22 36 .379 West Division W L Pct 35 24 .593 31 28 .525 26 31 .456 26 35 .426 24 35 .407

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Tuesday’s Games Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game Philadelphia 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Cincinnati 7, St. Louis 6 Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game Milwaukee 5, Oakland 4 Minnesota 6, Miami 4, 11 innings Washington 10, Chicago White Sox 5 Arizona 5, Tampa Bay 0 Atlanta at San Diego, late Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, late Boston at San Francisco, late Wednesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Lackey 6-2) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 5-2), 11:05 a.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 1-6) at San Diego (Pomeranz 5-5), 1:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 2-3) at Arizona (Bradley 2-1), 1:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 6-2) at Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-0), 5:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Garcia 4-5) at Cincinnati (Simon 2-5), 5:10 p.m.

Miami (Chen 3-2) at Minnesota (Nolasco 2-4), 6:10 p.m.

Oakland (Hahn 2-3) at Milwaukee (Anderson 3-6), 6:10 p.m.

Washington (Scherzer 6-4) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 2-7), 6:10 p.m.

Colorado (Rusin 1-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 5-3), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Price 7-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 7-2), 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 5:10 p.m.

Miami at Minnesota, 6:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 6:10 p.m.

Washington at Chicago White Sox, 6:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games Chicago Cubs 6, Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, ppd., 2nd game Tampa Bay 6, Arizona 4 Colorado 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 San Diego 7, Atlanta 2

NATIONAL LEAGUE LEADERS G AB R H Pct. Murphy Was 55 211 34 81 .384 Braun Mil 47 176 24 59 .335 Yelich Mia 53 185 26 60 .324 Harrison Pit 53 198 26 64 .323 ADiaz StL 55 196 38 63 .321 Marte Pit 54 218 30 70 .321 Zobrist ChC 53 187 40 60 .321 Herrera Phi 58 207 32 66 .319 Lucroy Mil 54 196 32 62 .316 Piscotty StL 55 212 37 67 .316 Home Runs Arenado, Colorado, 18 Duvall, Cincinnati, 17 Story, Colorado, 16 Carter, Milwaukee, 16 Cespedes, New York, 15 Kemp, San Diego, 14 Seager, Los Angeles, 14 7 tied at 13.

Bye: Montreal Thursday, July 7 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

Toronto at B.C., 10 p.m.

Friday, July 8 Calgary at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

WEEK FOUR Bye: Calgary Wednesday, July 13 Ottawa at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 14 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, July 15 Hamilton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 16 B.C. at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

WEEK FIVE Bye: B.C. Thursday, July 21 Calgary at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, July 22 Ottawa at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 23 Hamilton at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Monday, July 25 Montreal at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

WEEK SIX Bye: Hamilton Thursday, July 28 Winnipeg at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Friday, July 29 Saskatchewan at Montreal, 7 p.m.

B.C. at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Sunday, July 31 Toronto at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

WEEK SEVEN Bye: Toronto Wednesday, Aug. 3 Hamilton at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 4 B.C. at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Calgary, 10 p.m.

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Edmonton at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

WEEK EIGHT Bye: Ottawa Thursday, Aug. 11 Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 12 Winnipeg at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 13 Calgary at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.

Hamilton at B.C., 10 p.m.

WEEK NINE Bye: Winnipeg Friday, Aug. 19 Montreal at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 20 Edmonton at Toronto, 4 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

WEEK 10 Bye: Toronto Thursday, Aug. 25 B.C. at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 26 Winnipeg at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 28 Hamilton at Calgary, 7 p.m.

WEEK 11 Wednesday, Aug. 31 B.C. at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 1 Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 4 Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 3 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 5 Edmonton at Calgary, 3 p.m.

Toronto at Hamilton, 6:30 p.m.

WEEK 12 Bye: Ottawa Friday, Sept. 9 Montreal at B.C., 10 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 10 Saskatchewan at Winnipeg, 4 p.m.

Calgary at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

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2016 Canadian Football League Schedule (all times Eastern): PRE-SEASON WEEK ONE Wednesday, June 8 Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Saturday, June 11 Hamilton at Toronto, 4 p.m.

B.C. at Saskatchewan, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

WEEK TWO Friday, June 17 Toronto at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m.

Saturday, June 18 Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 4 p.m.

REGULAR SEASON WEEK ONE Bye: Saskatchewan Thursday, June 23 Hamilton at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Friday, June 24 Montreal at Winnipeg, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 25 Ottawa at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Calgary at B.C., 10 p.m.

WEEK TWO Bye: Edmonton Thursday, June 30 Ottawa at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Saskatchewan, 10 p.m.

Friday, July 1 B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Calgary, 10 p.m.

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SECRETS OF SUPER-AGERS PADMAJA GENESH SENIORS It is our common understanding that the aging process affects everyone differently. Some of us develop the tell-tale signs of gray hair and wrinkles in fifties, while others reach their sixties, eluding these changes. We also know that some mental/cognitive decline is common as we age, but it is not an inevitable part of aging, according to researchers.

Is it possible for individuals over the age of 80 to have mental capacities of 50-60 year olds? Is preservation of memory possible after the age of 80?

The answer to both questions is yes.

There are Super-Agers amidst us who have escaped age-related brain changes and are performing as well as people 20-30 years younger than them.

It is intriguing how a few people are able to exhibit superior mental capacity at a life-stage when the brain is facing the maximum risk of decline.

This phenomenon undoubtedly captured the interest of researchers from the North-Western University who initiated a longitudinal study, the Super-Aging Project, in 2008, with the intention to gain insight about

Super-Agers and use it to find a cure for dementia. They wanted to find out what was going on in the Super-Agers’ brain that made them so different from normal 80-90 year olds.

One of their interesting observations is that Super-Aging is a rare phenomenon.

Even though the researchers recruited around 1000 older adults who believed that they were performing better than their peers, only 16 people met the criteria. To be defined as a Super-Ager, the participants had to be over 80 years of age, and needed to score at or above the norm for the 5060 year-olds on memory screenings.

The researchers found that though the Super-Agers had aged physically at a normal rate, their brains retained their youthful appearance. Although thinning of the outer layer (cortex) of the brain is commonly seen in normal 80-year-olds, the Super-Agers had a thicker cortex compared to even 5060 year-olds. Cortex is an area of the brain key for memory, attention, and thinking abilities and a thicker cortex is indicative of a greater number of healthy functioning nerve cells.

They also found that Super-Agers’ brain had no changes of Alzheimer’s disease- such as plaques and tangles compared to brains of those who had aged normally. Plaques consist of abnormal deposits of Amyloid protein that slow down communication in the

brain and tangles consist of a protein called Tau that accumulates inside nerve cells and eventually kills the nerve cells.

The Super-Agers had more of an entity called Von Economo Neurons (VENs) – large cells located in some specific parts of the brain – than their peers. These cells are implicated in empathy, social awareness, and self-control, and early destruction of these cells are found to occur in certain types of dementia.

In terms of their psycho social features, based on life story interviews, the Super-Agers were found to have unique personality profiles, having less of neurotic characteristics, and more of warmth and agreeableness.

They had more resilience and had survived severe hardships in their childhood and adult life, and were socially very active.

What did these Super-Agers do to be so different from their peers? In fact, researchers were not able to find anything unusual about their lifestyle, education level, or exercise. They were a mixed bag in terms of smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, exercise, and education level.

The purpose of the study which is now in its sixth year is to study the heritable changes in genes from other causes, such as environment, life style etc. The researchers hope to unlock the secrets of Super-Agers’ youthful

brains, and apply the knowledge to help others suffering from dementia.

What are the implications of this study for the society? Well, these studies remind us of the amazing diversity of experience, lifestyles and personal history of older adults. This reiterates the fact that when it comes to seniors, one size does not fit all.

As for relevance for seniors, this study confirms the fact that dementia is not an inevitable part of normal aging. Though many of us may not become Super-Agers, it is reassuring to know that at least a few of us could be members of this elite group.

The important point is that all of us can strive to reduce our risk of developing dementia by adopting a healthy lifestyle, engaging in regular physical and mental activity, and being socially active. If you want more info about this study, or would like to participate in this study, please go to research section at www.brain.northwestern.edu.

I wish you all a wonderful Seniors’ week!

Padmaja Genesh, who holds a bachelor degree in medicine and surgery as well as a bachelor degree in Gerontology, has spent several years teaching and working with health care agencies. A past resident of Red Deer, and a past board member of Red Deer Golden Circle, she is now a Learning Specialist at the Alzheimer Society of Calgary. Please send your comments to padmajaganeshy@yahoo.ca

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It’s tough to keep weight off once you’ve shed it, but some recent studies on metabolism and weight loss could hold some secrets to keeping a healthy weight for good.

Reach a healthy weight, and stay there!

DRS OZ AND ROIZEN YOU DOCS If you’ve ever dropped some pounds only to pick them right back up again in no time, you know firsthand how tough it is to keep weight off once you’ve shed it. Just one in six overweight or obese people who slim down manage to stay that way! Now, two fascinating reports reveal why — and what might help you persuade Mother Nature (and your metabolism) to hold on to your weight loss.

A National Institutes of Health study tracked 14 “Biggest Loser” contestants for six years after their season on that reality TV show. On average, the contestants lost about 127 pounds apiece through strict diets and relentless exercise regimens. Some lost more than 200 pounds! And their health improved in countless ways.

Fast-forward six years. Most contestants regained much of the weight they’d lost — on average, about 90 pounds each (although many remained at least 10 percent slimmer than when they started the show, reducing their risk for diabetes, heart disease, joint pain and other major health problems). A few contestants weighed more than they had before the show.

Why was weight maintenance so difficult? The answer jumped out when researchers measured the contestants’ resting metabolic rate, the number of

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Before their participation in the show began, their metabolic rates were normal. Right after their appearance on the show ended, their metabolic rates had dipped. That was to be expected; it’s not unusual after weight loss. But here’s the kicker …

Six years later, the contestants’ bodies were burning about 500 fewer calories every day than expected based on their age and body composition.

Their post-weight-loss metabolic dip had never reversed itself. In some cases, a contestant’s metabolism slowed even more as the years went by. And as they gained weight back, their metabolism stayed sluggish. Mother Nature, it seems, was doing everything possible to make their bodies regain weight — a survival tool in prehistoric times of severe famine, but a big challenge for 21st-century dieters!

This info, coupled with other recent studies on metabolism and weight loss, can help you succeed at a task that’s even tougher than losing weight: keeping it off. Here’s what to do: Pamper muscle mass. Your muscles drive your metabolism, whether you’re sleeping or sweatin’ along to a YouTube exercise video. The more muscle mass you have (usually), the higher your calorie burn rate. So the smart move is to lose weight slowly, preserving more muscle mass than extreme weight-loss programs allow.

Feed your muscles, then make them work. During your weight-loss phase and afterward, be sure you’re building

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muscle as you lose fat, and are eating enough protein to feed lean, sexy muscle. Build and maintain muscles with ongoing strength training two to three times a week. Then boost your metabolism further by adding short bursts of faster, higher-intensity aerobic activity to some of your cardio workouts, going for 10,000 steps a day. Try interval walking: Walk faster for 30 seconds, then back to your usual pace for a minute; repeat a couple of times.

Give yourself a year to let your new weight become your “new normal.” A recent University of Copenhagen study found that levels of the “feed me!” hormone ghrelin rise during weight loss, urging you to eat and making it tough to maintain a lower weight. But if you stick to your healthy eating and exercise plan, it’ll get easier. We promise!

The researchers found that ghrelin levels drop to normal about a year after weight loss. Bonus: Levels of “I’m full” hormones rise, too.

Slash stress. Ongoing tension from work, family or finances, for example, boosts your levels of the appetite-stimulating hormone cortisol. Turn to exercise, progressive muscle relaxation (breathe calmly as you tense and relax muscle groups from your toes to your head), yoga, time with friends and your favorite hobby to soothe stress, instead of reaching for sweets and snacks.

Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. To live your healthiest, tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit www.sharecare.com.

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Come and hear the final presentation by the LTCHS Choirs for the 2015/16 school year on June 9 at 7 p.m. This concert will feature the world premiere of commissioned piece “Fly On” by Thurber alumnus, David Archer. It will also feature two arrangements by current student, Sarah-jane Streibel.

Tickets are $10 through the LTCHS bookstore between June 3-8. Tickets will also be available at the door.

TORONTO — Many of this year’s new post-secondary graduates have left the academic world carrying tens of thousands of dollars in debt. Meantime, those heading to college and university this fall will soon contend with steep tuition rates that often result in a similar burden.

While schools attempt to lessen the load by offering financial aid, average student debt appears to be climbing.

So some institutions are also responding by beefing up their mental health services to help students cope with life in the red.

“We’re worried about one type of debt — student debt — and we want to know how to pay it off as quickly as possible,” said Dillon Collet, who is about to enter his final year at the University of Toronto’s faculty of law and sat on the dean’s advisory committee on financial aid.

The committee organized a financial aid workshop that discussed the psychology of debt. It was well-attended, Collet said, with about 60 students in the room and a lineup outside. The committee’s student representatives also pushed to have tuition fees — and their connection to student stress — to be discussed at the faculty council’s meeting each year, Collet said.

“A lot of students suffer silently.”

Estimates suggest average student debt in Canada is past the $25,000 mark.

In 2013-14, graduates finished school with an average of $12,480 in federal loan debt, according to numbers from the Canada Student Loans Program. However, that figure doesn’t include provincial or private loans.

An Ontario student graduating from a four-year university program, for example, shouldered an average of $22,207 in provincial debt in 20122013. That makes for a total debtload of more than $34,000 if they also borrowed the average sum from the federal government.

The Canadian University Survey Consortium surveyed more than 18,000 graduating university students from 36 Canadian universities for its 2015 annual report. The average debt-ridden student owed $26,819. Such a debt load can have an impact on a student or graduate’s mental health, though only a small amount of published research exists on the apparent link. A 2015 journal paper analyzed data from a U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics survey of more than 8,000 youth in the United States — where tuition fees are significantly higher than in Canada — to determine if debtload and psychological well-being were connected.

INDEPENDENT ACHIEVERS PATIO PARTY Independent Achievers is having a Patio Party Luncheon at Glenn’s Restaurant on June 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to do some business networking while enjoying the sun. There will be a unique networking activity for us to enjoy while we sip specialty tea (or coffee) after a wonderful lunch. Please pre-register on the website: www. independentachievers.com

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CARSCADDEN Elizabeth Mae 1946 - 2016 We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Betti Carscadden. As a mother, sister, spouse, grandma and friend she was light in our every day.

Her positivity, unconditional support and love will be profoundly missed.

Betti enjoyed life to its fullest and filled her days by surrounding herself with those she loved.

She and Keith’s home was a hub of activity with friends and family always warmly welcomed… and always fed.

She was the ultimate host.

Spending time kayaking, hiking and skiing were some of her favorite ways to enjoy the Windermere Valley.

Having grown up in Windermere, and then retiring here in 1999, Betti had a deep connection and love for the valley. It was in Red Deer, Alberta that Betti and Keith lived, worked and raised their family. Betti loved that community and the wonderful connections she made in Red Deer have lasted way beyond her time there. She is survived by her husband Keith, brother Bob, son Kevin (Angela), daughter Julie (Duncan), and her five grandchildren, Emmett, Stirling, Rio-Belle, Aria and Kada. She is predeceased by her parents, Dix and Gertie Anderson and by her son, Jay. A Celebration of Life will be held at Copper Point Resort’s, Quartz Grand Hall on Thursday, June 9th, at 1:00pm with Rev. Laura Hermaken presiding. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the Salvation Army or to a local charity of choice.

DAVIS Randall James Sept. 20, 194 5- June 3, 2016 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Randall (Randy) James Davis. Randy passed away with family by his side on June 3rd at the Red Deer Regional Hospital. He was born in Leader, Saskatchewan to Elmo and Marjorie Davis and was the older brother to Ross Davis. Randy married Theresa (Terry) Marie Mooney on August 4, 1968 and they soon settled near the family farm in Portreeve, Saskatchewan to start their lives together. Soon after Randy started on the pipe line and was how he supported his family for the next 40 years. Eventually Randy and Terry moved to Alberta and settled in Red Deer in 1981. Dad lost the love of his life Theresa Marie last year and we all take great comfort in the thought of them being together again.

Randy will be lovingly remembered by his four children Keith (Angella) Davis, Michele Davis, Kent Davis, Marty (Rayna) Davis and his eight grandchildren, Tessa, Brody, Riley, Ella, Pyper, Myah, Deegan and Van. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 St. Red Deer, on Friday, June 10, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. Memorial donations in Randy’s honour may be made directly to the charity of your choice.

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de GROOT Johannes Adriaan 1961-2016 It is with great sadness that we, the family, announce the passing of Johannes Adriaan de Groot, on June 3, 2016 at the age of 54. Johan was born and raised in Streefkerk, The Netherlands on a dairy farm. The family moved to Swifterband, The Netherlands and started a new farm this is where he got his education and love for dairy cows. Johan later on moved to Oldeberkoop, Friesland, where he started his own dairy farm and met his life partner Janneke Poot.

In March of 1999, they emigrated to Red Deer, Alberta and started their Dairy on the hill. In October of that year their son Paul was born. Due to health reasons, they sold the cows in 2012 and Johan started riding his motorbikes again.

He traveled to Australia, USA, South Africa and explored Canada. On Friday he left the house to do what he loved best, riding his bike, with his best friends at his side. Unfortunately he got in an accident. Johan will be lovingly remember and sadly missed by Janneke Poot, Paul de Groot, Marie de Groot- de Vos (mother) and many family members and friends. The funeral/memorial service will be held on Friday June 10, 2016 with viewing at 12:30 pm and the memorial service to start at 1:30 pm, at the Farm Alta Vista Holsteins. Cremation entrusted to the Rocky Mountain Crematorium, Rocky Mountain House. As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations in memory of Johan may be made to the Roland McDonald House, 5002 39 Street Red Deer, AB T4N 2P2. Condolences may be forwarded to www.sylvanlakefuneralhome.ca SYLVAN LAKE AND ROCKY FUNERAL HOMES AND CREMATORIUM, your Golden Rule Funeral Homes, entrusted with the arrangements.

403-887-2151

Jenkins Gary Lee Nov 21, 1945 - June 3, 2016 It is with great sadness that the family of Gary Lee Jenkins announce that he has taken his last ride on this Earth. Gary passed away surrounded by his family at the Red Deer Regional Hospital on Friday, June 3, 2016 at the age of 70 years.

Gary was born in Brooks, Alberta to Ernest and Myrtle Jenkins on November 21, 1945. They moved to Calgary where Gary attended school and met the love of his life Betty Jean Munro.

They married in Calgary and proceeded to have three children. Gary and Betty moved to Red Deer in 1975.

Gary ran his business, Burbank Crane from 1978 to 2011. Upon Gary’s retirement he became a full time NASCAR fan. Gary’s passions in his life were attending his children’s sporting events and his interest in motorcycles, camping, 4 wheel driving and fast cars. Gary is survived by his wife Betty of 49 years, his daughters Kari (Randy) Lindholm, Kelly Jenkins (Joe Callihoo) and son David Jenkins, and four grandchildren, Mason & Mackenzie Lindholm and Easton & Archer Jenkins. He will be sadly missed by his sister Myrna (Paul) Birnie and his brother Bligh (Pat Gaviller) Jenkins. A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapel, 4820-45 St. Red Deer on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 1:00 P.M. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Charity of the Donors Choice. Condolences may be forwarded to the family by visiting www.eventidefuneralchapels.com Arrangements entrusted to EVENTIDE FUNERAL CHAPEL 4820 - 45 Street, Red Deer.

Phone (403) 347-2222

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309-3300

WEISGERBER Edward 1932 - 2016 Mr. Edward Joseph ‘Ed’ Weisgerber of Red Deer, Alberta, passed away in the Palliative Care Unit at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre on Sunday, May 22, 2016 at the age of 84 years.

Ed was born on January 16, 1932 at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. He was the second oldest child of George and Kay Weisgerber.

While serving in the Canadian Armed Forces, Ed met and married his love, Lorraine. In 1979, the family moved to Central Park, located just north of Red Deer. Ed retired from the Armed Forces in 1980; he continued his service to others through his dedication with the County of Red Deer Fire Department. Ed was also a dedicated and valuable member of Sacred Heart Parish, always available to offer a smile and a helping hand. One of Ed’s favorite hobbies, besides fishing, was square dancing.

Even after he lost Lorraine in 2007, Ed still continued to dance.

Ed became invaluable in assisting with the care of his dear friend, Marie Landry, and became a treasured honorary member of the Landry family. Ed will be fondly remembered for his unique sense of humor, the twinkle in his eye and his charming smile. He will be sadly missed by all his many friends. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5508 - 48A Avenue, Red Deer, Alberta on Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with The Reverend Father Joseph Wroblewski celebrant.

Cremation entrusted to Parkland Funeral Home and Crematorium, Red Deer, Alberta. Interment will be held at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Red Deer, Alberta. If desired, Memorial Donations in Ed’s honor may be made directly to the Canadian Cancer Society Alberta Division at www.cancer.ca. A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the doctors and staff who assisted Ed during his final days, from Emergency to Palliative Care.

May God bless each of them for their nurturing and comforting care. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in care of PARKLAND FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORIUM 6287 - 67 A Street (Taylor Drive), Red Deer.

403.340.4040.

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CLASSIFICATIONS 700-920

Janitorial

770

ARAMARK at (Dow Prentiss Plant) about 20-25 minutes out of Red Deer needs hardworking, reliable, honest person w/drivers license, to work 40/hrs. per week w/some weekends, daytime hrs. $15/hr. Floor skills would be an asset. Fax resume w/ref’s to 403-885-7006 or e-mail: lobb-black-valerie @aramark.ca. Attn: Val Black

Professionals

810

LOOKING for a Certified Professional Groomer to become team member in top notch grooming facility located within a new veterinary hospital in Sylvan Lake. Flexible hours with above average compensation. Please send resume and cover letter in confidence to shan@kbsl.ca

Restaurant/ Hotel

820

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 403-347-8650 COCAINE ANONYMOUS 403-396-8298

CLASSIFIEDS 403-309-3300 CALL NOW

ERSKINE GRILL

is looking for dedicated employees for Part Time, Full Time and Student Jobs for the summer.

Call Zina at 403 742 5151 or drop by the store in Erskine.

CONSIDERING A CAREER CHANGE? Daily, the Red Deer Advocate publishes advertisements from companies, corporations and associations across Canada seeking personnel for long term placements.

CENTRAL ALBERTA’S DAILY NEWSPAPER

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Oilfield

is looking to hire

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Candidates must be able to use Lee Premier (Datacan) acquisition system for logging and perforating.

Please apply via email at admin@mwsrig.com or fill out the online application form found at www.mustangwellservices.com.

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HOVLAND (nee Hogan) Wendy Nov. 8, 1953 - May 3, 2016 Wendy passed away at the age of 62 in Oklahoma City, where she had lived for a number of years working in her chosen career of nursing Wendy will be forever remembered by her daughter Jennifer, her grandchildren Ryder and Skylar of Choctaw, OK; her brother Mike Hogan (Lee) of Calgary; sister Barbara Holmes (Richard) of Pasadena, CA; nieces and nephews on both Hogan and Hovland sides, as well as Rod Hovland. A casual open house to celebrate her life will he held on Saturday, June 11 from 2 - 5 p.m. at the Elks Club in Red Deer (6315 Horn Street). Condolences may be sent to limelight@shaw.ca.

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LEVALL Blake Michael Mar. 30, 1987 - June 8, 2006

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Restaurant/ Hotel

Daily

Classifieds 309-3300

FULL TIME and PART TIME SHIFTS AVAILABLE • Very Competitive Wages • Advancement Opportunities With medical Benefits • Paid training • Paid Breaks Apply in person or send resume to: Email:kfcjobsrd@yahoo.ca or Fax: (403) 341-3820

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Restaurant/ Hotel

820

JJAM Management (1987) Ltd., o/a Tim Horton’s Requires to work at these Red Deer, AB locations: 5111 22 St. 37444 HWY 2 S 37543 HWY 2N 700 3020 22 St. Food Service Supervisor Req’d permanent shift weekend day and evening both full and part time.

10 Vacancies, $13.75 /hr. + medical, dental, life and vision benefits. Start ASAP. Job description www.timhortons.com Experience 1 yr. to less than 2 yrs.

Education not req’d.

Apply in person or fax resume to: 403-314-1303

880

Misc.

Help

General Labourer

to work as part of our service team in the dairy industry. The ideal candidate must have a valid driver’s licence, and be able to perform work in a safe and efficient manner to established industry standards. If you are a team player who is comfortable working around livestock and are able to use power tools, please send resume to curtis@prolineinc.ca.

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INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN

to work as part of our service team in the dairy industry. The ideal candidate must have a valid driver’s licence along with the following abilities: troubleshooting, programming and repairing circuit boards and controls, perform work in a safe and efficient manner to established industry standards, with the ability to interact with customers, self-motivated and able to work alone. If you are comfortable with heights, working around livestock, and willing to take some on-call work, please send your resume to curtis@prolineinc.ca

stuff CLASSIFICATIONS 1500-1990

1580

HOODIE, LACOSTE, blue child’s size 12, very good condition. $10.

403-314-9603 SUITCASE, Child’s Ladybug, by Samsonite, $15. 403-314-9603

1630

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

Tools

1640

AIR Compressor, 3 gal. or 11.4 L, paid $149.99 plus a 2/1 nailer, drives, nails and narrow crown staples, pd. $119.99. Used once. Will sell both for $175.

403-309-7387, 392-6138 BENCH Grinder, 1/3 HP, $25.; Dremel Tool Kit with base, $40.; Metal Folding table, $15. 403-346-6539

1660

B.C. Birch, Aspen, Spruce/Pine. Delivery avail.

PH. Lyle 403-783-2275

Garden Supplies

1680

MOWER, rear bag. $85.

403-347-5873, 350-1077 RIDING LAWMOWER, 12 HP, 30`` CUT. $500.

403-347-5873, 350-1077

Household Appliances

1710

WANTED TO BUY Apt. size deep freeze, must be in good condition and good price.

403-346-5360

Household Furnishings

1720

2 YEAR OLD GREEN recliner for sale, good shape, needs a bit of cleaning. $200. 403-358-3597.

1760

VIDEO Photo Tripod, extended height, 143 cm. $40. 403-346-6539 WATER HOSE REEL, $35. 403-885-5020

1830

Cats

KITTENS To GIVE AWAY ready to go. 403-782-3031 call between 1 & 4 pm KITTENS, 1 Siamese and 1 Burman, $50 each, and 1 grey and white kitten for free. 403-887-3649

Sporting Goods

1860

WANTED TO BUY, FOLD-AWAY cot/table for exercising. Must be clean and in good condition.

403-346-5360

Travel Packages

Wedding Supplies

1900

1910

VINTAGE Wedding Dress XS, (approx. size 2), Ivory embossed, satin broquet, Full length. $200.

587-876-2914

Wanted To Buy

1930

SMALL TABLE with two chairs for indoor use wanted. Call 403-358-3597.

Start your career!

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WANTED

Stereos TV's, VCRs

1730

SONY STEREO Component System, $30.

403-358-5247

1760

3030

SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

2 BDRM. suite in 4-plex, 4 appls., Rent $875. DD. $650. incld’s water sewer, & garbage 346-7917, 877-5070.

ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $925/mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or July 1. 403-304-5337 2 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $925. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail. now or July 1.

403-304-5337

ORIOLE PARK

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

Avail. now or July 1st.

403-304-5337 TWO WEEKS FREE CLEARVIEW, 4 plex 2 bdrm. + den (bdrm), 1 1/2 baths, $975.mo. n/s, no pets, . 403-391-1780 WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

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

Avail. now or July 1 403-304-5337

3060

Suites

rentals CLASSIFICATIONS

FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

3020

3060

Suites

2 bdrm in Clean, quiet, newly reno’d adult building.

Rent $900 S.D. $700.

Avail. immed. Near hospital. No pets. 403-318-3679 GLENDALE, 2 bdrm., $800/mo., D.D. $850, N/S, no pets, no partiers.

403-346-1458 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

LIMITED TIME 100 VHS movies, $75 3 BDRM. upper floor in for all. 403-885-5020 house, near schools and OFFER: transportation, good for One free year of Telus 2 ELECTRIC LAMPS, $20. family of 4, 950/mo. internet & cable AND one 403-885-5020 403-343-6229 or month’s rent FREE on 2 5TH WHEEL tail gate, 403-304-3979 bedrooms! Renovated $257; Dodge truck box, suites in central location.

4 LEVEL split, 4 bdrm., 2 8’ with tail lights and gate, Cat friendly. leasing@ $1500 obo; outdoor cooker full bath, near schools and rentmidwest.com transportation, $1350/mo.

2 burner camp stove, $75; 1(888)482-1711 or room for rent at $500/mo. tie down bar for Dodge Dakota, $50; aluminum tool incld’s util. 403-343-6229 or 403-304-3979 box, $200. 403-358-6579.

SYLVAN: fully furn. rentals GRILL, 3 in 1, Rental incentives avail. incld’s all utils. & cable.

Hamilton Beach.

1 & 2 bdrm. adult bldg. $550 - $1300. By the week New still in box. $40. only, N/S, No pets. or month. 403-880-0210 403-358-5247 403-596-2444 MAKEUP, from New NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 York, red hot crocodile Condos/ bdrm. apartments, rent bag, 12 eye shadows, 2 $750, last month of lease Townhouses blush, 1 nail polish, 1 lip free, immed. occupancy. gloss. NEW!! Valued at 403-596-6000 1400 SQ. FT. condo with $195. Asking $75. att. garage, South Red 587-876-2914 Deer. Ref’s req’d.

SEWING MACHINE, 403-728-3688 Brother, Portable.

3 BDRM. 2 full baths, Used Twice. $75. o.b.o.

4 appls., avail. now or July 403-342-7061 NOW RENTING 1. SD $800. Rent $975 SHOES, ladies size 37, SELECT 1 BDRM. APT’S. 403-304-5337 summer flat slingback, starting at $795/mo.

Rieker, anti-stress. Off SEIBEL PROPERTY 2936 50th AVE. Red Deer white leather. Sides are Newer bldg. secure entry ONE MONTH open weave, worn once. w/onsite manager, FREE RENT Regular $185. Asking $80.

3 appls., incl. heat & hot 6 locations in Red Deer, 587-876-2914 water, washer/dryer well-maintained hookup, infloor heating, a/c., SOCCER BOOKS, (3) townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, car plug ins & balconies. plus box of player cards.

11/2 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

Call 403-343-7955 $35. 403-314-9603 Westpark, Kentwood, Opposite Hospital Highland Green, Riverside 2 bdrm. apt. w/balcony, Meadows. Rent starting at SUITCASES (3) $10. adults only, no pets Stepping Stool, Oak $100. $1000. SD $500. For more heat/water incld. $875. info, phone 403-304-7576 Gas Barbecue, Portable.

403-346-5885 or 403-347-7545 $20. 403-358-5247

MORRISROE MANOR

3030

homes CLASSIFICATIONS

PENHOLD, deluxe 3 bdrm., hrdwd. flrs., inclds. heat and water, $1100. 403-348-6594 You can sell your guitar for a song... or put it in CLASSIFIEDS and we’ll sell it for you!

Buildings For Sale

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PENHOLD 1 bdrm., 4 appls., inclds. heat & water, no pets, $760/mo. 348-6594

4000-4190

wegot

wheels

SMALL office storage etc.

Unit approx., 8x20, not on skids, all steel & insulated w/power & furnace.

8x12 Calf shed w/floor & doors. Call 403-347-6455

CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

FINANCIAL 4400-4430

Money To Loan

3090

FULLY furn. bdrm. for rent, $500/mth - $250 DD. Call 403-396-2468

3110

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995

4430

2011 SPRINGDALE by Keystone 31’ travel trailer in mint cond., 3’ x 14’ slide, electric awning, jacks & HAVE you exhausted hitch lift, rotating tv - to your efforts at the banks?

Is your company in need of view in living room or bdrm.

2 - 30 lb. propane tanks, financing? Call 403-969-9884 equalizer hitch, REDUCED to $16,750 obo. lwschroh@hotmail.com or 403-347-9067

DO YOU WANT Downtown Office Manufactured Homes 4090 YOUR AD TO BE Pasture 3180 READ BY Offices

Large waiting room, 2 offices & storage room, 403-346-5885

PASTURE

North Red Deer. 10 cow/calf pairs, no bulls, no yearlings. 403-346-5885 Something for Everyone Everyday in Classifieds

3190

Mobile Lot

5120

Holiday Trailers

CLASSIFICATIONS

Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

4150

4010

Realtors & Services

THE NORDIC

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very PADS $450/mo. clean, quiet, Avail. now or Brand new park in Lacombe.

JULY 1. $900/mo., S.D. Spec Mobiles. 3 Bdrm., $650. 403-304-5337 2 bath. As Low as $75,000.

Down payment $4000. Call ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious at anytime. 403-588-8820 suites 3 appls., heat/water incl’d., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

CITY VIEW APTS.

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Houses/ Duplexes

Condos/ Townhouses

GLENDALE

TRAVEL ALBERTA Alberta offers SOMETHING for everyone.

Make your travel plans now.

Antiques, furniture and estates. 342-2514

Misc. for Sale

wegot

EquipmentHeavy

FRAMING Nailers, 3 in 1 KING Canada, 28 degree x34 degree, flipped head.

Performance Plus.

18 guage,2 Brad Nailer Kits Performance Plus, 18 guage x 1/4, narrow crown stapler, in carrying case. Includes full box of 3 1/4 nails. Sold for $300.

Asking $150. for all 3.

403-309-7387, 392-6138 MASTER CRAFT Driver, square, 1/2”, speed 65 RMP Max. torque 320 .

Asking $50.

403-309-7387, 392-6138 METAL STORAGE shelves, (2) metal 3’ x 6’. $30.

Wind speed Indicator, $15.; CB Radios (2), w/accessories. $25.

403-346-6539

Firewood

We are hiring a

Children's Items

1640

Tools

Misc. for Sale

Classifieds...costs so little Saves you so much!

2 BDRM. mobile home, stove fridge, washer, dryer in Rimbey Mobile Home Park. Good cond. $19,500. obo. 1-780-465-7107

4100

Income Property

RARE OPPORTUNITY 2 CLEARVIEW MEADOWS 4 plexes, side by side, $639,000. ea. 403-391-1780

4120

Industrial Property

QUEEN’S BUSINESS PARK New industrial bay, 2000 sq. ft. footprint, $359,000. or for Rent. 403-391-1780

5160

Boats & Marine

100,000 Potential Buyers???

WatersEdge Marina

Boat Slips Available For Sale or Rent Sylvan Lake, AB 403.318.2442 info@watersedgesylvan.com www.watersedgesylvan.com

TRY

Central Alberta LIFE SERVING CENTRAL ALBERTA RURAL REGION

Tires, Parts Acces.

CALL 309-3300

5180

BUG deflector, $100.

403-358-6579.

wegotservices CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430

To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300 classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Accounting

1010

INDIVIDUAL & BUSINESS Accounting, 30 yrs. of exp. with oilfield service companies, other small businesses and individuals RW Smith, 346-9351

Cleaning

1070

CLEAN FREAK FOR HIRE Avail. to start cleaning houses on July 2. Call: Sharla at 403-357-7801 leave msg

Contractors

1100

Contractors

1100

DALE’S HOME RENO’S Free estimates for all your reno needs. 403-506-4301

Free Estimates. Call anytime Dave, 403-396-4176

1160

Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

1180

Flooring

BLACK CAT CONCRETE Garage/Patios/RV pads Sidewalks/Driveways Dean 403-505-2542 BRIDGER CONST. LTD. We do it all! 403-302-8550

Handyman Services

We’ll do it all...Free est.

Call E.J. Construction Jim 403-358-8197 COUNTERTOP replacement.

Kitchen reno’s.

Wes 403-302-1648

1280

FANTASY SPA

1200

BOOK NOW! For help on your home projects such as bathroom, main floor, and bsmt. renovations. Also painting and flooring.

Call James 403-341-0617

10 - 2am Private back entry

403-341-4445

Misc.

Services

1290

5* JUNK REMOVAL

Property clean up 505-4777

Painters/ Decorators

1310

JG PAINTING, 25 yrs. exp.

Free Est. 403-872-8888 TUSCANY PAINTING 403-598-2434

Roofing

1370

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

WCB covered, fully Licensed & Insured.

403-896-4869

1370

Roofing

DAMON INTERIORS Elite Retreat, Finest Drywall, tape, texture, in VIP Treatment.

Fully licensed & insured.

NEED FLOORING DONE? Don’t pay the shops more.

Over 20 yrs. exp.

Call Jon 403-848-0393

CONCRETE???

Massage Therapy

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

Insurance claims welcome.

10 yr. warranty on all work.

403-350-7602

Seniors’ Services

1372

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

Cooking, cleaning, companionship. At home or facility. 403-346-7777

1430

Yard Care

SECOND 2 NONE, reg. and res. grass cutting/yard clean-up/trim hedges, brush/ rock and sod jobs/eaves.

Free est. 403-302-7778 CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN EVERY DAY IN CLASSIFIEDS

TREE /YARD CARE, JUNK Removal, Garage Door Service. 403-358-1614 YARD CARE Call Ryan @ 403-348-1459

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Sol 1971 CORVETTE, 454 big block. $16,500.

403-598-4131

1995 TRAVELAIRE, 25.5’, very good,cond., sleeps 6, new awning, full size fridge, 3 burner stove/oven, micro., queen bed, x-long couch, $7000.

403-350-6695

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2006 Harley Davidson Dyna Super Glide, 10,800 kms, mint cond. $11,000.

Call 403-896-1620.

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

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Sol

1976 DODGE new tires & brakes, sleeps 4, good cond., 85,000 kms, $2500 obo

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

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Sol DO YOU HAVE A TENT TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

2006 CHRYSLER 300, LTD, low kms., sun roof, leather, new winter tires. $8000. obo

Sol DO YOU HAVE A MOTORHOME TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

DO YOU HAVE A HOLIDAY TRAILER TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

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2001 WINDSTAR, lady driven 184,000 kms. Exc. cond. $3000.

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

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Sol FULL size camper van 18 ft. 1987 Dodge 3/4 ton Ram 250, 318 auto., 150,000 mi., extras, new parts, $4350. 403-877-6726

2011 SPRINGDALE by Keystone 31’ travel trailer in mint cond., slide, $19,000 obo. lwschroh@hotmail.com or 403-347-9067

Sol DO YOU HAVE A BOAT TO SELL? ADVERTISE IT IN THE FAST TRACK, Call 309-3300.

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

403-318-4725

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

403-406-7600

2014 19.6’ NOMAD SUV towable, sleeps 4, Gently used.

REDUCED to $14,500.

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While Dallas Green could do no wrong, according to his devoted followers, the rest of us could have used more song variety — and more interesting banter than his thank yous. er could completely transfix so many young people with the power of just his words and music.

Texas musician Shakey Graves opened with a backup trio that also had something to say about love and death.

Blending a cowboy attitude with murky atmospherics, Graves (a.k.a Alejandro Rose-Garcia) painted evocative pictures with his toe-tapping, rootsy tunes.

Suggesting someone died in Red Deer’s hockey

arena (“If you’re very quiet, you can still hear him …”), he launched into his clap-along song, Dearly Departed that features the lyrics “you and I both know the house is haunted … and the ghost is me.” Another terrific tune was To Cure What Ails.

Before exiting, Graves thanked the crowd for being “absolutely stupendous … This is the first time I played an arena of any sort.”

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“no male actor would get such scrutiny.”

Zellweger’s appearance made headlines in 2014 after social media commenters said she was unrecognizable. She attributed the change in her looks to “a more fulfilling life.”

Tuesday a Daily Mail headline that read Williams “goes braless in sheer lace dress and quirky headpiece at charity masquerade ball.”

Her suggested alternative: “Game of Thrones actor, Maisie Williams, helps raise thousands at a Summer Masquerade Ball for NSPCC.” That’s the Twitter handle for England’s National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.

The tweet has received more than 31,000 retweets and 57,000 likes.

The 19-year-old Williams started on Game of Thrones when she was 12 in her first-ever acting job.

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TORONTO — Get ready for big drama in the Big Smoke: the Real Housewives reality franchise is headed to Toronto.

Corus Entertainment says Real Housewives of Toronto will be part of its 2016-17 programming lineup.

The show will follow “the city’s wealthiest women, from their extravagant day-to-day escapades in Toronto to grandiose getaways at their exclusive colossal cottages” in Muskoka, Ont., says a statement.

Other new unscripted series in the lineup include the first-ever version of The Bachelorette Canada, set to debut this fall on W Network.

Global will have the new scripted series Bull, starring Michael Weatherly of NCIS fame, as well as a fourth instalment in the Chicago franchise, Chicago Justice.

Global will also air four new comedies with big stars: Kevin James in Kevin Can Wait, Matt LeBlanc in Man With a Plan, Ted Danson and Kristen Bell in The Good Place, and Joel McHale in The Great Indoors.

Also set for Global is the new Canadian assistedsuicide drama Mary Kills People, starring Caroline Dhavernas.

Incorporated, a futuristic thriller from executive producers Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, will air on Showcase, as will Supergirl.

Russell Peters to star as Toronto cop in CraveTV dramedy series TORONTO — Canadian comedy star Russell Peters is set to play a Toronto cop caught up in a case in India in a new CraveTV dramedy series.

The streaming service says Russell Peters is the Indian Detective will begin production this fall and shoot in Durban, Mumbai and Toronto.

The series, with four hour-long episodes, will premiere in 2017 and mark Peters’s first starring role in a scripted TV show.

The Brampton, Ont., native will play Doug D’Mello, a Toronto cop who visits his dad in Mumbai after being unjustly suspended.

While there, he gets caught up in a dangerous investigation, falls for a beautiful lawyer, and suffers from culture shock.

The series was developed for Peters by writer and executive producer Frank Spotnitz and Smita Bhide.

Renee Zellweger ‘found anonymity’ during Hollywood break Renee Zellweger is opening up about her six-year absence from Hollywood, saying “it was time to go away and grow up a bit.”

The 47-year-old tells British Vogue she “found anonymity” during her time off so she could not be defined by her image and have exchanges with people on a “human level.”

Zellweger put on weight recently to reprise one of her most famous roles in Bridget Jones’s Baby, which opens in September.

The Oscar-winning actress tells the magazine that she doesn’t understand the extra attention when she changes her body to play the cherubic Jones, saying

Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams calls out newspaper Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams has taken to Twitter to rewrite a recent headline about her.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Late Late Show host James Corden says he has no interest in taking over for his lead-in on CBS, Stephen Colbert.

Colbert’s Late Show brought in a new executive producer in April and has been running neck and neck with ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live in the ratings behind NBC’s Jimmy Fallon.

Of the possibility of replacing Colbert at 11:30 p.m., Corden tells Howard Stern “that’s never going to happen” and that Colbert’s show “is working.”

Corden also touched on the origins of his wildly popular Carpool Karaoke skits, which feature Corden driving alongside singers like Adele and Justin Bieber belting out hits.

He tells Stern his firstever guest on the segment, Mariah Carey, initially told him she wasn’t able to sing before joining in once Corden put her songs on the stereo.

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Dallas Green’s songs of love and death cast a trance-like spell on 2,500 fans at his City and Colour concert at Red Deer’s Centrium.

Sporting his trademark brimmed hat, the Ontario musician started singing Woman alone with his guitar on Monday night. A spectacular light show erupted as four backup musicians joined him on stage.

White beams from four overhead tracks began spinning at impressive angles. A moody feeling was created as Green started singing in falsetto about the kind of love that outlasts the world.

Perfectly melding his vocals with the instrumentation, Green rarely veered from a mellow vibe.

His series of atmospheric soul/pop tunes were performed under different lighting effects — a wash of aqua and blue for Northern Blues, peach and green for Two Coins and deep red for The Grand Optimist.

But all of the songs were delivered in similarly slow tempo by Green standing mid-stage with his guitar.

There’s no question his dark-edged emo music was embraced by the crowd. Many fans mouthed every word — even Green’s rather morbid lyrics to If I Should Go Before You (“into the great unknown, I’ll leave my ghost right beside you, you won’t have to wait alone …”)

But at some point, probably after Killing Time, Hello, I’m in Delaware, and Wasted Love, it all got a little monotonous — despite the dazzling lights that occasionally blinded the audience (presumably to wake the sleepyheads).

While Green could do no wrong, according to his devoted followers, the rest of us could have used more song variety — and more interesting banter than his thank yous.

A couple of songs were introduced later in the show, including, We Found Each Other In the Dark (“about trying to be nice to each other”), and Comin’ Home (“Nothing makes me as happy as touring the country with a guitar and a song.”) And the tempo eventually picked up enough to get some girls dancing during the more upbeat Lover Come Back and Sleeping Sickness. Some arms were even slowly waved in the air during Waiting ...

There were transcendent moments in which the sheer beauty of Green’s songs sufficed — including the darkly gorgeous A Body in a Box and the romantic The Girl.

But the best thing about the City and Colour concert was that a mild, not-at-all-wild, singer/songwrit-

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CELEBRATION OF LIFE OR BLATANT CROWDFUNDING? KATHY MITCHELL AND MARCY SUGAR ANNIE’S MAILBOX

Dear Annie: I just received a baby shower invitation that makes me feel more like a fundraising target than a loving family member.

I have hosted or attended at least 20 baby showers.

There have always been games and prizes.

This shower will include a diaper raffle, so that means an “entry fee.”

Attendees are excluded from the game if they don’t pony up a package of diapers.

They have also asked for a book instead of a card.

I am an artist. I always create personal drawings on handmade paper tags as my card, but now I have to get a book.

And then, of course, a gift from the baby registry is expected.

This mother-to-be is financially better off than my husband and I, so it’s not as though they can’t afford diapers.

It just seems greedy, rude and tacky.

If I choose not to participate in the pay-per-play events, I will not only feel left out, but will be viewed as a cheapskate.

I might add that we never received

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a thank-you note for the $400 wedding gift we sent several years ago.

When did it become acceptable for a celebration of new life to become a crowdfunding event? — Appalled Invitee Dear Appalled: It has never been acceptable, but it hasn’t stopped people from trying.

And this one seems particularly demanding — books, diapers and gifts.

Diaper showers have become popular as a way to help the new parents stock up on this particular necessity, especially since the cost is minimal and often considered the shower gift, as well.

You are not obligated to do everything that is asked of you.

And should you decide to bring a book and diapers, consider the cost of those items to be part of your overall budget for the shower and choose the gift accordingly.

Not receiving a thank-you note for your wedding gift is, sad to say, not uncommon for those brides and grooms who lack consideration for others.

Dear Annie: I read the letter from “Save Your Feet for the Beach,” whose co-worker likes to walk around the office barefoot and the managers don’t comment.

You said the reader should point out that she could pick up all kinds of germs or step on a staple.

The managers would likely have something to say if their workers’ compensation insurance or liability insur-

ance company was aware that anyone, at any time, was without shoes in the office.

This is an avoidable hazard and if the co-worker were injured due to being barefoot, the managers would care plenty.

Of course, the reason she goes barefoot is a separate subject.

If she needs a second pair of comfortable shoes at the office, she should keep them there and stop putting herself at risk. — V. Dear V. Thanks for the input. Other readers pointed out that this could be a board of health violation, leading to fines.

When you hit the owners or managers in the pocketbook, they tend to pay more attention.

No matter how uncomfortable your shoes may be, it is completely inappropriate, unprofessional and dangerous to walk around barefoot in the office.

It is not your home.

Bring something else to put on your feet.

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.

LOS ANGELES — The creators of The Sims are opening up gender customization options for the first time in the history of the popular life simulation video game.

The Sims publisher Electronic Arts and developer Maxis says a free update available Thursday for The Sims 4 will remove gender boundaries and allow players to create Sims with any type of physique, walk style or voice.

The Sims 4 and earlier installments in the 16-year-old series previously restricted specific clothing, hair styles and other esthetic options to either male or female characters.

EA and Maxis say over 700 pieces of content previously available to only male or female Sims will now be accessible regardless of their gender in The Sims 4 and its expansion packs.

The gaming medium rarely depicts or allows players to create transgender characters.

The creators of The Sims are opening up gender customization options for the first time in the long-running history of the popular life simulation video game. The Sims publisher Electronic Arts and developer Maxis said a free update available Thursday for The Sims 4 will remove gender boundaries and allow players to create virtual townsfolk with any type of physique, walk style or voice they choose.

but be careful idle chatter doesn’t turn into hurtful gossip.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): With the support of family and friends you can go far today Crabs. Whether you are on your own or in the company of others you’ll feel at ease with yourself, both inwardly and outwardly.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Jupiter favours financial matters until September 11 — as long as you are careful with cash and responsible with credit. Explore new ways to boost your bank balance with an extra stream of income.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Cooperation and consultation will take you far at work.

Looking for employment? With Venus visiting your career zone, make sure your outer appearance is as immaculate as your job resume.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Activities in-

volving travel, international connections, work and networking are all favoured, as you extend your peer group to include some fresh faces. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know!

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Are you feeling incredibly frustrated at the moment Scorpio? Mars is reversing through your sign - until June 29 - so you need to conserve energy, pace yourself and be extra patient and persistent.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Today you’ll discover that true peace of mind comes from accepting others as they are, plus embracing what comes your way in a relaxed and non-judgemental manner. Feel the love Sagittarius!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Venus helps daily chores feel more enjoyable, as

you power through routine tasks in record time, so you can concentrate on fun and relaxation at the end of the day. You deserve it Capricorn!

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s the perfect time to share new activities — and go on exciting adventures - with the children in your life. And how long has it been since you had heaps of fun with your own inner child?

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Find enjoyable ways to combine your professional and domestic lives.

Perhaps you can work from home, or invite colleagues back to your place? Make Casa Pisces a productive and pleasant place to be.

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

Wednesday, June 8 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Bonnie Tyler, 65; Kanye West, 39; Julianna Margulies, 50 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars encourage compassion and creativity.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: You set very high standards for yourself — and others. 2016 is the year to be less stressed and have more fun, especially when it comes to your dreams for the future.

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