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Parents devastated by loss of teens

BY MARY-ANN BARR ADVOCATE STAFF July 1 is a day meant for celebration. Instead, it turned out to be the most terrible day for the now-grieving families of two teenagers killed in a rural car crash near Red Deer.

The parents of Ashleigh Smith, 16, of Springbrook, and John Dolliver, 18, of Penhold, describe their children as good kids who were looking ahead to the future.

Smith and Dolliver were passengers in a car that crashed at about 11:30 p.m. on Canada Day on Range Road 261, at the intersection of Hwy 595 east

of Red Deer.

There were three other people in the car.

Two were teen girls — one who suffered serious facial injuries and the other was not seriously injured.

The third person, the driver, a 1 9 - y e a r - o l d ASHLEIGH SMITH male, was also not seriously injured. Blackfalds RCMP continue to investigate the

single-vehicle collision.

Tanus Smith and Tammy Dolliver, the mothers of Ashleigh and John respectively, were able to speak through their pain and tears on Tuesday.

Smith said the three girls JOHN DOLLIVER in the car are all close friends, as are their families. The girls had gone out

with the two teenage boys to watch the fireworks at Sylvan Lake. Later they had planned to go to a rural party but one of the girls’ parents told her daughter she had to come home.

At 11:10 p.m. Smith said she received a text from Ashleigh that they were on their way home. She would not hear from her again. By midnight the parents of the girls had become quite worried and were thinking of calling police when an RCMP officer called to say there had been an accident and they needed to go to the hospital.

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Modeled after the iconic Peggy’s Cove lighthouse in Nova Scotia, the new lighthouse along the shores of Sylvan Lake was opened for residents and tourists for the first time on Canada Day last week. Sylvan Lake residents fundraised to rebuild the lighthouse that was torn down after it fell into disrepair.

Canada Post issues lockout notice

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The federal government will stay out of a looming work stoppage at Canada Post for now, putting the onus on the corporation and its largest union to come to an agreement quickly before the mail stops being delivered.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that his government is not considering back-to-work legislation right away, a change from the former Conservative government’s decision to follow that path in the immediate aftermath of a lockout in 2011.

Trudeau did leave the door open to government involvement if there is a prolonged work stoppage at Canada Post, saying the Liberals didn’t feel it was the “immediate responsibility” of

governments “to be heavy-handed” in labour disputes.

“We are a government that believes in good faith negotiations that happen at the bargaining table. That is where these discussions need to be worked out,” Trudeau said in Montreal.

The federal NDP called the Liberal position in the labour dispute disappointing, saying the government was following the same path the Conservatives took in 2011. The party’s labour critics said the Liberals have broken election promises to “end the Conservative-style attempts to discredit and disrupt our postal service.”

A halt in postal services could come as early as Friday if Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Works cannot work out a new collective bargaining agreement for the approximately 50,000 rural and urban mail

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In a statement early Tuesday, Canada Post said it plans to suspend the collective agreement as of Friday. It blamed prolonged negotiations, the union’s strike mandate and the financial cost of a rapid decline in mail volume.

Canada Post said the 72-hour notice delivered to the union does not necessarily mean it will shut down on Friday. Rather, it said, the announcement would allow the Crown corporation to “take measures that are necessary to respond to the changing business reality.” For the union, that means its workers are being threatened with a lockout, as CUPW has vowed to not go on strike and stay at the bargaining table.

An Airdrie-based company that proposed a medical marijuana facility for a Red Deer business park was extremely disappointed that its rezoning application failed at city council on Monday.

Some councillors had questions and concerns about the Medcan Solutions Inc. application, mostly about odours.

They had also received letters from seven nearby businesses that opposed the facility in West QE2 Business Park who worried about odour, property values, security and truck traffic.

“We’re sort of reeling from the decision yesterday. We don’t know what our next move is at this point,” said Wendy Konschuk, co-founder and director of Medcan Solutions Inc., on Tuesday.

“We came with full transparency.

There is in fact possibly going to be a faint odour emitting from this but it is not going to escape off the property.”

She said the medical marijuana industry gets discriminated against and “the fear mongering those letters produced were effective on council.”

“People need to understand this isn’t a grow-op. There’s a real stoner-vibe mentality that the general public holds on to. It’s an unfortunate negative stigma that needs to change.”

She said Health Canada has strict regulations for medical marijuana production.

Rules pertain to location, security, growing method including air quality controls for odour, storing, disposing and transporting marijuana.

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Jude Doyle and his sisters Ava and Lacie (L to R) work on a craft project at École Camille J. Lerouge Tuesday afternoon. The three are taking part in a summer reading program developed by the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools. In its third year the summer reading program is designed to alleviate summer reading loss,strengthen students literacy skills increase access to books and have school libraries open during the summer months. The program runs at Camille Tuesdays and Wednesdays from July 5 to August 17th . Other schools in the Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools Division are also participating in the program.

County to revise proposal for controversial gravel pit

BY BRENDA KOSSOWAN ADVOCATE STAFF

ing for the bus in the morning.”

Creasey said she wasn’t worried about a few extra dollars added to her tax bill to pay for gravel from further away, if that was the issue.

“You can’t replace my son for any amount of money,” she said.

Parker Depalme’s grandfather, Ray Depalme, said his grandfather had farmed in JIM WOOD the area and a fourth generation of his family is now living there.

The haul road runs through the centre of a registered environmentally sensitive area ecompassing the Depalme family farm, which lies on both sides of the haul road. He raised concerns about their cattle choking on dust and safety issues on the steep-sided and narrow road.

“It hasn’t been proven to me that there’s a desperate need for gravel,” he said.

Gravel operator Danny Scott, a resident of Sylvan Lake, attempted to allay residents’ fears, stating that dust control could be run the entire length of the haul route and that the road could be widened and upgraded at the gravel pit’s expense to resolve safety issues.

Wood handed the proposal back to county staff, asking that they look into a variety of details before bringing the bylaw amendment back for third reading. That includes finding ways to make the road safer for the school buses, such as keeping the trucks off the road when they are running and building places for them to pull off the road while picking up and dropping off passengers. The gravel operator should be held to its offer to provide dust control whenever needed along the full length of the haul route, said Wood.

County manager Curtis Herzberg said 30 to 60 days would be ample time to complete the review as requested.

A date for third reading was not announced. bkossowan@reddeeradvocate.com

Red Deer County officials faced with a groundswell of opposition will go back to the drawing board before moving forward with a gravel pit proposal in the Shady Nook area, directly across the river from the Red Deer Airport.

Between 80 and 100 people — mainly residents of the area — crammed into council chambers on Tuesday to address a public hearing for an amendment to bylaw amendment that would allow gravel mining on two quarter sections of farmland at Range Road 284 and Township Road 374. The land belongs to the Pine Hill Hutterite Colony located west of Penhold on Hwy 592, about 20 km from the site.

Of the 30 people who rose to address council during the hearing, the majority expressed their fears about the plan, including safety and health concerns relating to truck traffic on Range Road 284. Utterances of “shame on you” and stronger words could be heard from the crowd as council gave second reading to the bylaw.

Mayor Jim Wood did not ask for a third and final reading, stating that more work needs to be done to ensure that residents’ concerns can be put to rest.

People from outside the Shady Nook district expressed support for the plan, talking about the economic benefits of having a gravel pit closer to the city and stating that they had learned to live with gravel pits next to their homes and farms.

Teenager Parker Depalme, whose family lives directly across the road from the site, begged council to turn down the proposal. Depalme said he would no longer feel safe riding his bike or his horse on the road.

“Would you like a gravel pit less than 800 metres from your house?” he asked.

A young mother who lives alongside the proposed haul route broke down as she laid out her fears.

Jennifer Creasey said she saw the damage after a rock came off the top of a gravel truck and took out a neighbour’s windshield.

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Two Central Alberta men were arrested in connection with two break-ins at the Mirror Post Office and the theft of an automatic teller machine from the Alberta Treasury Branch in Caroline.

Rocky Mountain House RCMP said the two men were apprehended at the scene of a break and enter at the Mirror Post Office on June 12. The post office was also broken into on June 9.

An ATM was stolen from the Alberta Treasury Branch on May 5. Police found a stolen front-end loader at the bank that was used to smash through the entrance.

Police seized stolen property and firearm, and items allegedly from the first break and enter at the Mirror Post Office at one of the suspect’s residence in Rimbey. Police also recovered a stolen vehicle and a stolen enclosed trailer on a rural property near Rimbey allegedly used by the men during their crime spree.

A 24-year-old man from the Bentley area, was charged with several counts of break and enter that included those at the Alberta Treasury Branch in Caroline, the Rimbey Credit Union, the Public Works building in Bashaw, and two break and enters at the Mirror Post Office.

A 37-year-old Rimbey man is charged with several break and enters, possession of stolen property, stolen vehicles and possession of a stolen firearm.

Police seek info after meat theft Someone in the Rimbey area appears to be seeking creative alternatives to the high price of beef.

On Tuesday, Rimbey RCMP issued a news release stating that “a substantial amount of frozen meat” was removed from the Vold Jones Vold auction market on May 28. Police did not state whether the meat was on hand for the concession or if it was to be offered for sale.

Const. Jonathan Maillet of the Rimbey detachment said in the release that a man wearing a coat and blue jeans was caught on video breaking into the business and then making numerous trips in and out while stealing the frozen meat.

He believes the suspect may be associated with a motorhome seen in the alley north of the auction market.

Investigations have not yet confirmed whether the same suspect was also involved in a break-in at the Agrim Centre, a multi-purpose arena and event centre operated by the Rimbey Agricultural Society.

Police ask that anyone with information that may aid their investigation contact the Rimbey RCMP, 403-843-2223. Tips can also be submitted online to www.tipsubmit.com or by calling Crime Stoppers, 1-800-222-8477.

Trial delayed for man charged in fatal collision Criminal proceedings against a Kelowna man charged in connection with a fatal collision in Red Deer last year were delayed on Monday when Court was advised that he had changed lawyers.

Motorcyclist Kevin Lee Pearson, 44, was killed in a collision with a pickup truck on May 20, 2015 at the intersection of 30th Avenue and 22nd Street.

Red Deer City RCMP arrested suspect Chad Ryan Connatty at the scene on charges of impaired driving causing death and causing death while driving with a blood alcohol content exceeding the legal limit of 80 mg per 100 ml (.08).

Represented by Edmonton defence counsel Jordan Stuffco, Connatty was supposed to set a trial date in the Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench on Monday.

However, Red Deer defence counsel Maurice Collard, acting as agent for Stuffco, said the Edmonton lawyer has parted company with Connatty and that he will take the matter to trial himself.

Collard is to return on Aug. 8 to set a date for the trial, to be heard by judge and jury.

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Calgary rescue team sang songs, ate soup SOUTH POLE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The Calgary-based crew that flew to a South Pole research station on a medical mission sang songs and snacked on hot soup during the perilous medical mission.

Pilot Wally Dobchuk and the rest of his team from Kenn Borek Air downplayed their experiences from last month as they cracked jokes at a news conference in Calgary on Tuesday.

“Running out of spicy Thai soup, which we did,” deadpanned Dobchuk when asked about his greatest fear.

They also allayed boredom by entertaining themselves.

“We’re pretty good singers,” cracked co-pilot Sebastien Trudel.

For some reason everyone seemed fond of the song “In the Jungle,” said Dobchuk.

“It was pretty good a cappella … but we only remembered two verses. We sang it for three or four hours trying to kill the 9 ½-hour flight.”

The Twin Otter turboprop plane made the daring rescue flight in Antarctica’s harsh winter.

The rescue team flew the 4,800-kilometre roundtrip from the Britain’s Antarctic Rothera station to the South Pole and returned to Rothera with two sick workers. They were transferred to a second plane for the flight to Punta

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Kenn Borek Air pilots Wally Dobchuk, right, and Sebastien Trudel, pose with the Twin Otter airplane they used in a successful medical evacuation of two researchers from Antarctica, in Calgary, Tuesday.

Arenas, Chile.

The operation, coming right after the equinox, was the darkest and coldest of all past missions to the South Pole for medical evacuation. Normally planes don’t go to the polar outpost from February to October because of the dangers of flying in the pitch dark and extreme cold. The sun in the

Southern Hemisphere will not rise at the South Pole until the first day of spring in September. The temperature at the South Pole was -60 C. “There’s lots of monitoring on the gauges of the plane, on the weather, every minute we do a rethink of where we are. Are we going the right direction first? We just make ourselves sce-

Jason Kenney may not be the one to unite right in Alberta: Smith

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS CALGARY — The woman who tried to unite Alberta’s two right-of-centre parties says she’d still like to see the province’s conservatives come together, but she’s not convinced federal MP Jason Kenney is the guy to do it.

“It’s going to be an uphill battle for him … because of some of the positions that he has taken on conservative social issues in the past,” said radio host and former politician Danielle Smith.

Two sources said that Kenney will announce Wednesday that he will seek the leadership of Alberta’s Progressive Conservatives with the aim of merging the PCs and Opposition Wildrose.

Smith has some experience in that arena. In December 2014, she led a mass floor-crossing of Wildrose MLAs to the Tories who were headed by former premier Jim Prentice.

The PCs got clobbered in the May 2015 election. The NDP ended the party’s more than four-decade run in government and the Wildrose retained official Opposition status.

Smith admits she failed to create a party that resonated with urban and

• A story about a rezoning application for a medical marijuana facility that appeared in Tuesday’s Advocate had incorrect information. A rezoning decision made by city council cannot be appealed at the Subdivision and Development Appeal Board, but the applicant Medcan Solutions Inc. can resubmit the same application in six months.

• A story about the new northside community centre that appeared in Tuesday’s Advocate had incorrect information. Construction is expected to begin next spring and the anticipated opening date is in mid-2018.

tion, said Kenney will have to overcome the “tribalism and self-preservation” in some factions of Alberta politics.

“Leadership is crucial to putting like-minded Albertans back together and, if you look at Mr. Kenney’s resume and his body of work, he has garnered respect everywhere he has gone and he has not shied away from difficult and complex issues,” said McAllister, who has a communications and consulting business.

Political strategist Stephen Carter called the idea that a merged party under Kenney could win over voters “hilarious.”

Albertans tend to vote Conservative federally, but provincially they have chosen centre-right and leftist parties in recent years, he said.

“They don’t want a hard-right alternative. If they did, they could have voted Wildrose in 2012. They could have voted for the Wildrose in 2015,” said Carter.

“Jason Kenney has forgotten that most people don’t play partisan politics … Most people want a party that represents their needs and their views and their values.

“Jason Kenney is completely skipping over that part.”

Alberta BRIEFS New rider, new horse celebrating touchdowns at Calgary Stampeder games CALGARY — There’s a new rider in the saddle celebrating home-team touchdowns at CFL Calgary Stampeders’ games. Last weekend’s game saw Chelsea Drake take over the reins from longtime horseback rider Karyn Drake, who is Chelsea’s mother.

Chelsea, who is 20, says she sees her new role as a huge honour, but adds she has some pretty big boots to fill.

She says she’s proud to be a member of the organization and is glad she can make it a family tradition.

Drake will also be riding a new horse, and says it will be a challenge, but she’s ready for it. Karyn Drake took her first regular-season ride back in 1993 — a 54-34 wild-west shootout win over the Blue Bombers.

“My mom, 23 years she’s been doing it,” Chelsea said. “Ever since I was two she would bring me to the games and I was always her flag carrier. I’m a huge football fan and I love and care so much for the Stamps, I think it’s just a great tradition to carry on and I’m so, so grateful to be a part of it.”

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“There has to be a fundamental recognition that Calgary and Edmonton are far more progressive on social issues than the rural areas, whether it’s assisted dying, whether it’s abortion, whether it’s LGBTQ rights, whether it’s pot legalization.”

Two former MLAs who followed Smith to the PCs — Rob Anderson and Bruce McAllister — are keen to see Alberta’s right unite and believe Kenney is up to the task.

Anderson, who crossed from the Tories to the Wildrose and back again, said the ground is more fertile for a merger now than it was in 2014.

“When you stare socialism in the face for a year, it kind of wakes you up,” said Anderson.

Kenney “gets it,” he said.

“He understands the idea that as fiscal conservatives we are stronger together than apart. The only difference between the Wildrose and PCs is frankly the jersey colour.”

Anderson, who now practises law, has some advice for the former cabinet minister: make sure his party-merging intentions are well understood when he campaigns.

“Do everything out in the open.”

McAllister, who was narrowly defeated by the Wildrose in the last elec-

narios if whatever was to happen here, this is our way out for a safe landing somewhere,” said Trudel.

Dobchuk said they’ve flown the route before so it seemed like a normal operation.

“It’s all stuff we do in the daylight and even when the sun’s out we often fly the route in cloud, which is no different than the sun being down. We can’t see anything so we go along with the GPS … and you kind of get a feeling of where you’re going.”

Dobchuk said there are always concerns about a plane icing up, but the wings of Twin Otters have air boots which inflate and can expand and break off any ice that accumulates.

The props and the windshields are also heated.

The extreme cold can affect a lot of things on planes, including batteries, hydraulics and fuel, which needs to be warmed before takeoff. The Twin Otter can fly in temperatures as low as -75 C. Two additional fuel tanks are on the plane as well as survival gear and spare parts.

The crews are heading off to different assignments now that this one is in the books.

Dobchuk admits it was a relief to have the mission come to an end.

“You’re kind of cruising along.

You’re in international airports and good weather all the way back. It’s not that big of a deal from that point on.

“After that, it was sort of vacation time.”

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Effort matters more than pep talks PAUL WELLS OPINION I like a good speech, too, just like you. Even when it doesn’t always line up precisely with the facts.

Canada’s Parliament has seen many distinguished visitors, but those who were there will be talking about Barack Obama’s speech for years to come. In the perilous hour, with Britain apparently pulling out of the European Union and Donald Trump the likely Republican nominee for president, Obama made a detailed and compelling case for a more generous path.

“The partnership between the United States and Canada shows the path we need to travel,” the U.S. president said, and here it was clear that by “we,” he meant all humanity.

“Our history and our work together speak to a common set of values to build on, proven values,” he said, listing “pluralism and tolerance, rule of law, openness, global engagement and commerce” among them.

The speech capped a lovely couple

of days. Canada announced visa-free travel for Mexicans (by the end of the year). Mexico announced visa-free travel for Canadian beef. North America is coming together, the leaders said.

Trump would undo that progress and Europe is moving in the wrong direction.

But at last, here were three men willing to argue for trust over suspicion, progress over retrenchment.

What nags at me is that all the back-patting threatened to obscure some facts.

As I write this, anyone can get on a train in Warsaw and arrive, nearly a day later, in London, without being stopped for an identity check at any of three international borders.

The Brits have managed to screw up their part of that amazing achievement, but it will probably still be easier after Brexit to get from London to Paris than it is today to get from Windsor to Detroit.

One of the innovations of this week’s Three Amigos summit will be the creation of a “North American caucus,” a twice-annual meeting of midranking officials from the three countries. That’s a good thing. Simply by preparing for those meetings, they’ll identify problems and practical solutions. Meanwhile in Europe, by New

Year’s Eve the European Council will have met five times in 2016. That’s the heads of government of every European member state, investing all the institutional weight of their offices to gather in Brussels. The level of integration is beyond compare.

“As leaders in global development,” Obama said, “the United States and Canada understand that development is not charity. It’s an investment in our future prosperity.”

This depends how you define a leader.

When assistance budgets are measured as a fraction of gross national income, Canada and the U.S. are nowhere near the top. Eight of the top 10 donor countries are EU member states.

“Refugees escape barrel bombs and torture, migrants cross deserts and seas seeking a better life,” Obama said. “We cannot simply look the other way. We certainly can’t label as possible terrorists vulnerable people who are fleeing terrorists.”

And yet, through the end of April, the U.S. had accepted only 1,736 Syrian refugees this year. Leipzig alone, a German city of half a million people, welcomed more than 5,000 last year.

Obama reserved much of his passion on Wednesday for climate change.

Even Alberta is working to cut carbon emissions while sustaining growth, he noted.

“So if Canada can do it and the United States can do it, the whole world can unleash economic growth and protect our planet,” he said.

On this score, most of the world needs less reminding than the U.S. and Canada do. The independent Climate Action Tracker rates the climate-change reduction effort of Brazil, China, India and the EU well ahead of Canada and the U.S. Of course Justin Trudeau’s government is working harder to meet Stephen Harper’s emission targets than Stephen Harper’s government did.

That’s an improvement, and if a vast and thinly populated northern country can meet even modest targets, it will have earned the right to look the world in the eye. That’s not a right to lecture.

I’m not saying Obama should have hung his head and apologized for North America. Direction matters. Intention and philosophy matter. Directionally, North America had a far better week than Europe did, far better than it will enjoy if poor lost Donald Trump hosts next year’s summit. But in the end, sustained effort will matter more than a pep talk.

Paul Wells is a national affairs writer.

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A recent Fraser study based on provincial ministry data of every independent school in Canada found that rather than conforming to the dominant stereotype of the traditional private school (St. George’s in Vancouver, for example), independent schools actually come in a wide variety of types and RED DEER

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In 2013/14, British Columbia was home to 340 independent schools with 75,401 students, which accounted for 12.3 per cent of all school enrolment in the province. In other words, one of every eight students attends an independent school in B.C. Contrary to the “urban” stereotype, more than two of every five independent schools (42.9 per cent) in B.C. are located in rural or small/medium-sized population centres.

And more remarkably, only five per cent conform to the image of the traditional “elite” stereotype, which leaves 95 per cent of independent schools outside the “elite” sphere.

There are two major types of independent schools in B.C. – schools with a religious orientation and specialty schools.

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More than 55 per cent of the province’s independent schools have a religious orientation. Exactly half (50.0 per cent) are Christian (non-Catholic) schools, 42.0 per cent are Catholic, 3.2 per cent are Jewish, 2.7 per cent are Islamic and 2.1 per cent have other religious perspectives.

The vast majority of independent school students in B.C. (70.4 per cent) attend a religious-based school – an important fact since government-run schools in the province do not offer any religious alternatives like in other provinces.

Subsequently, parents wanting a religious education for their children must rely on the independent school sector.

The other major type of independent school provides a unique approach to teaching (Montessori, for ex-

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ample), an emphasis on special needs students, or a specialized focus on distinct content. Sixty-eight such schools exist in B.C., representing 20 per cent of all independent schools in the province.

Contrary to the “elitist” caricature of private schools, independent schools in B.C. offer diverse approaches to education, particularly religious-based education and alternative pedagogies. It’s time we recognize the “other 95 per cent” of independent schools in B.C. and the value they provide to students and parents across the province.

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Storm chasing no easy task AMATEURS WITH CELLPHONES, HOPING TO CATCH TORNADO, WORRY STORM CHASER

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — As dark clouds swirled ominously over Hardisty, Alta. on Sunday, storm chasers in growing numbers were there, too, hoping to catch a tornado.

Nevin deMilliano has been chasing storms for about six years and says there’s been a huge jump in the number of storm chasers.

The Edmonton-based 28-year-old says he thinks that’s because smartphone technology has given people the ability to instantly share videos.

He also says there are apps that give people better weather radar access or allow them to watch other storm chasers — which makes it easier to chase.

DeMilliano says that can be good because more people can report severe weather to Environment Canada.

But deMilliano, who took atmospheric science courses at the University of Alberta, says it can also be bad if people are inexperienced and get themselves into dangerous situations.

“It’s good in the sense that anyone, if it’s affecting their backyard, can snap a photo, and report it and the warnings will reflect what’s going on right then and there,” deMilliano said.

“But I think the part of it that’s kind of harder is that it also draws a lot more people who are like, ‘Oh yeah, this is going to be insane, let’s go do this’ and I think that part of it is, you’re going into it almost not knowing.”

DeMilliano tells the story of a man who was chasing in Oklahoma for the first time and was on the phone with a friend when he started getting hit by debris and then the phone went dead.

The man died, he said.

“The aspect of amateurs going out there and chasing for the first time just using a cellphone, I mean that’s kind of the scary part about it, the bad part about it.”

He says people might think that you drive right into the storm to chase it, but he says that’s not the case.

DeMilliano, who operates under the Twitter handle @PrairieChasers and runs the Prairie Storm Chasers Facebook page with two colleagues, says

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Storm clouds build over a highway in southern Alberta near the town of Carstairs on Monday. Southern and central Alberta have been seeing numerous storm warnings and a few tornado warnings in the last few days as severe thunderstorms capable of producing strong wind gusts, large hail and heavy rain pass through the region. they look at weather models and forecasts before picking a target area for a storm.

He says some people drive through the core of the storm to get into a better spot to see a tornado, but he never recommends that approach “because you

never know what’s in there.”

There could be hail or worse and “that’s where you run into trouble,” he said.

“We want to station in an area where we’re kind of chasing the storm, rather than being chased by it.”

Defence minister set to lay out next steps to replace aging fighter jets

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A mule deer makes its way along an abandoned rail line east of the Pines escarpment in Red Deer.

As the rails begin to rust, grass, wild flowers and small trees are taking root in the rail bed that was used to bring rail cars into the Riverside Light Industrial area.

Canada BRIEFS PM to pitch Canada investment at secretive gathering of media, tech titans OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is heading to a high-profile but closed door meeting at a ski resort in Idaho to pitch Canada to millionaire moguls from the media and technology world.

He’s attending an annual conference organized

by New York-based private investment firm Allen & Company.

The agenda and the guest list for the gathering of roughly 300 corporate titans at the Sun Valley ski resort in southern Idaho is never made public officially.

Reported attendees this year include Warren

Buffet, Bill Gates, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, Rupert Murdoch, Disney CEO Bob Iger and Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post.

The exclusive meeting has also been the setting for the beginning of corporate deals over the years, including the US$4.4 billion sale of AOL to Verizon.

A senior government source says Trudeau is going for the same reason he went to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and to New York.

Brazeau pleads not guilty to drinking-related charge GATINEAU, Que. — Sen. Patrick Brazeau pleaded not guilty Tuesday to a charge of refusing to take a breathalyzer test. Brazeau, 41, was not in court in Gatineau, Que., as the case was put over until Oct. 26.

The alleged incident took place on April 3 in L’Ange-Gardien, in western Quebec. Last year Brazeau pleaded guilty to reduced charges of assault and possession of cocaine after a more serious charge of sexual assault was dropped because the Crown said it did not have sufficient evidence.

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will shed some light on how the government plans to replace Canada’s aging fighter jets in an address to defence and aerospace industry officials Wednesday.

The much-anticipated update will not include an announcement on what aircraft will replace Canada’s CF-18s, said Sajjan’s spokeswoman, Jordan Owens. The minister will instead lay out what “shortterm next steps” the government intends to take on the file.

The Liberals have been under pressure to say something about the replacement plan since reports last month that they were considering buying Boeing Super Hornet fighter jets without a competition.

The government has insisted no decision has been made, but it also says new warplanes are urgently needed to address a “gap” in the air force’s fighter jet capabilities.

In particular, the Liberals have said there aren’t enough CF-18s to meet all of Canada’s defence commitments.

Critics, however, have pointed to Royal Canadian Air Force commander Lt.-Gen. Michael Hood’s comments to the Commons defence committee in April as proof the Liberals are manufacturing a crisis.

Hood said the CF-18 fleet should be able to operate through 2025 thanks to a $500-million upgrade ordered by the Conservatives in 2014. Twenty-six out of 77 CF-18s have already undergone structural work to fly through the mid-2020s, and electronic upgrades are planned.

Owens said Sajjan’s speech will provide more detail on the current state of the CF-18 fleet. The minister will also talk to industry representatives about other military procurement projects, many of which are facing delays and other problems.

The Liberals promised during last year’s election that they would hold an open competition to replace the CF-18s. At the same time, they promised not to buy the F-35. This, however, created a potential legal situation if the government was seen to discriminate against the stealth fighter.

The F-35 has previously won competitions in South Korea, Japan and Denmark.

Postmedia reported in June that the government was considering whether to use an exemption in federal procurement laws to buy Super Hornets as an “interim” measure to address the capability gap.

That would let it to sole-source the planes without fear of a lawsuit.

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“IT WAS A BIG, BIG, BIG FISH” MAN FISHING FOR COD HOOKS TWO-METRE SHARK

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Jim Mansfield thought he’d hooked bottom as he fished for cod off Newfoundland — until his handline yanked back, and hard.

“Oh my God,” he said of his “up close and personal” encounter early Saturday with the sharp-toothed maw of a two-metre porbeagle shark.

“Did it ever fight. I’d get it up probably six or eight feet with a really hard, hard struggle and then it would just tear the line right back through my hands again and go back down.”

Mansfield was fishing off New Melbourne in Trinity Bay with his buddy Glenn Rideout when he hooked the shark in tough skin at the side of its mouth. A few great tugs from below led to a 20-minute skirmish as the two men worked to free it. They were in a small, open fishing boat with a motor. Their unexpected visitor had clamped on to an unbaited single red hook.

“He was a fat shark,” Mansfield said Tuesday with a laugh. “You could see the belly on it was really huge.

“It was a big, big, big fish.”

The men and another man in a nearby boat managed to take a few pictures before they pulled the hook free and the shark swam off, unbloodied.

“We never really had time to be scared,” Mansfield said. “I’ve often wondered what it would be like to catch one, you know? I’ve heard tell of people often seeing them out there.”

Porbeagles are related to larger great whites and can reach up to about four metres in length and 135 kilograms. The Nature Canada website describes them as curious creatures and opportunistic hunters who will chase hooked fish as they’re drawn to the surface.

“No porbeagle has ever been incriminated in unprovoked attacks on humans — probably because it lives in such cold water — but as a relative of the mako and great white sharks it is among the fastest swimmers in the sea,” it says.

Almost as excited as Mansfield was marine biologist Carolyn Miri of Fisheries and Oceans Canada in St. John’s.

She said the department doesn’t have funding for a delegated inshore survey and is asking anyone who sees or hooks sharks to contact her at the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre.

Federal researchers have been satellite tagging sharks in the area since 2013 to help fill data gaps.

Mansfield said the porbeagle he caught appeared to have a tracker.

He and Rideout did everything right to release the accidental catch as quickly and humanely as possible, Miri said in an interview.

“He never tried to bring it aboard.

And that’s the best thing. People should never try to bring a shark onboard their boat. As well, they should not try to immobilize it in the water beside their boat because that also increases the stress level of the animal.”

Porbeagles arrive off Newfoundland at this time of year, followed by blue sharks when the water temperature warms above 10 C, Miri said.

Harmless but massive basking sharks, which are filter feeders, can grow 10 metres in length and may also appear.

And then there’s Lydia. She’s a great white shark with her own Twitter account and a dorsal fin satellite tracker that recently indicated she’s somewhere off the Bahamas. She is billed as the first great white ever recorded to cross the Atlantic. She has also repeatedly traced a pattern from the southeastern U.S. up to the waters off southern Newfoundland before heading out into open sea.

Researchers with the non-profit group Ocearch share details of her movements on social media as Lydia offers scientists first-ever details about how the apex predators live, travel and cope with myriad threats.

It’s hoped that information will ultimately guide conservation efforts to protect great whites as a crucial part of ocean ecosystems.

As for Mansfield and his friend, he said they finished their time on the

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Jim Mansfield, right, and Glenn Rideout land a shark while out cod fishing on Saturday. A Newfoundland man who hooked a two-metre shark while out catching cod says he never had time to be scared. water Saturday with a successful cod

catch — five “nice fish” each.

Forest loss coincides with endangered species habitat

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Research based on satellite imagery shows that almost all industrial activity in Canada’s intact forests is occurring on the home ranges of endangered species.

A report released Tuesday by Global Forest Watch Canada says 92 per cent of the land affected supports at least one endangered species. It says 14 per cent of activity — mostly in the forestry and energy sectors — occurs where there are at least six species at risk.

“It doesn’t mean that all forestry is bad,” said Wynet Smith, the group’s director. “But in terms of habitat for certain species, especially species at risk, how much disturbance there is, is key.”

Global Forest Watch combined Landsat images with data from Environment Canada to assess changes in Canada’s forests between 2000 and

2013. It defined an intact forest as an area of at least 500 square kilometres with no linear disturbances such as roads, seismic lines or cutblocks.

The report found that, overall, Canada lost about five per cent of its undisturbed forest land in that time period. About 60 per cent of that loss occurred in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta.

Forest degradation is particularly hard on species such as boreal caribou, which depend on old growth for their habitat. Alberta, for example, saw damage to 43 per cent of undisturbed forests used by caribou over the study period. British Columbia had 68 per cent of its prime caribou habitat degraded.

Industrial activity in such regions also harms birds. More than six per cent of woodlands that are home to more than 100 bird species can no longer be considered intact, the report says.

Smith said the findings should help

policy-makers and forest managers track the combined impact of different kinds of industrial uses.

“It’s basically about monitoring cumulative development,” she said.

“What (the report) shows is that there’s ongoing cumulative development in Canada’s forest landscapes.

There’s less and less untouched forest.”

The main driver, said Smith, is forestry.

She cautioned that the group’s report is conservative. Its data set doesn’t necessarily capture smaller disturbances, so the study probably underestimates industrial impacts.

“If we use higher-resolution imagery, sometimes we pick up more things, but that’s pretty much impossible to do at a national level.”

Smith said the report could be a valuable planning tool.

“It doesn’t mean you don’t have any development, but if you’re wanting to have sustainable development … are

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Lost dog Koda found dirty, thin and stuck in culvert; neighbours dig him out

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS LAC LA BICHE, Alta. — Koda is one lucky dog. Geri Skjersven was working outside in her flower bed at her home near Lac La Biche, on Sunday when she heard a whimpering noise.

“Something told me you better go look because this doesn’t sound right.

It’s not the right whine or cry of a normal dog. It was a hurting cry.”

She thought the sound was coming from behind the neighbour’s house across the road.

“But as I was going through the ditch, it made the noise again, and I turned and noticed it was coming from the culvert.”

Skjersven went back home, got a flashlight and returned to the culvert.

“I knelt down under there and I looked and I saw two little eyes looking at me and she was stuck there … she was squished in there.”

Koda, a big tan dog in the neighbourhood, had disappeared about two weeks earlier.

Skjersven and her husband, Ivan, own a company that does water and sewer work. They went into town to get their backhoe, called the gas company to mark the gas line and used the bucket to skim away the dirt.

They recognized Koda, so Skjersven went to get the owner. They then all worked together with hand shovels to remove part of the culvert.

Finally, Koda’s owner was able to pull her out.

“She was in rough shape, shedding, skinny as ever, not a bark or whine.

She looked pretty pathetic, very thin,” Skjersven recalled Monday night.

“She’d been missing for 13 days as of Sunday and it looked like she’d been in that culvert that long.”

They wrapped the muddy, wet dog in blankets and offered food. About 10 minutes later, Koda was eating.

SURREY, B.C. — One person has been taken into custody after a police incident at the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey, B.C. Surrey RCMP say they received reports from the Canada Border Services Agency around 2:40 p.m. Tuesday that a vehicle failed to stop while heading into Canada from the U.S. Police say the suspect allegedly had a firearm.

The Mounties followed the vehicle into south Surrey until it turned and headed back toward the same border crossing. It was stopped on the U.S. side of the border and U.S. officials took an American citizen into custody.

Surrey RCMP are leading the investigation, with help from the Canada Border Services agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

A statement from U.S. border officials says the entry has been reopened.

Four facing charges after military allegedly finds $1.3M in fraudulent activity HALIFAX — Military police have laid charges against four people after investigators allegedly found more than $1.3 million in fraudulent purchasing activity.

The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says two former civilian employees of the base, 61-yearold Bry’n Ross and 70-year-old Wayne Langille, are facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and fraud on the government.

we assessing those things in advance and understanding the trade-offs?”

An industry spokesman said forest planning is done by individual companies within each forestry management area.

The Global Forest Watch report contributes to the conversation, he said.

“From an industry perspective, this is useful information.”

Smith said the good news is that Canada still has abundant reserves of virgin forest — 4.2 million square kilometres of it, with about 18 per cent of that held within protected areas.

“There’s a lot of opportunity for conservation.”

Some environmental groups have called for at least half of Canada’s boreal forest — the vast stretch of green that stretches across the northern reaches of most provinces — to be included in some type of conservation zone.

Investigators say Ross is a former civilian contracts officer and Langille is a former heating plant manager.

Business owner Harold Dawson, 57, and his 54-year-old wife Kim Dawson are also facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and fraud on the government.

The investigation began in 2012 after military police received a complaint stemming from the findings of a contract audit.

The alleged fraud relates to the supply of merchandise to four vendor companies contracted to work at the base’s heating plant between April 1, 2008 and May 9, 2012. The four accused are scheduled to appear in Dartmouth provincial court on Aug. 22.

No parole for dangerous offender with violent sexual assault convictions KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The national parole board has denied release to a man who sexually assaulted a pregnant and mentally challenged sextrade worker in a remote area outside Kamloops, B.C. Dennis Bragg, 50, applied for either day or full parole. He is classified as a dangerous offender who is serving an indeterminate sentence that began in 2013.

Bragg has a record of violent sexual assaults dating from 1993 against his wife, an acquaintance, a stranger and the sex-trade worker seven years ago.

Bragg’s release was opposed by his case management team with the Correctional Service of Canada.

“According to file information, you do not accept responsibility for the index offence and the CSC reports that you take limited responsibility for your previous offending,” the parole board’s report said.

“The CSC is not supportive of day or full parole at this time and does not believe your risk is manageable in the community.”

Bragg has completed courses for sexual offenders while in prison.

However, the parole board highlighted a number of psychological reports that indicate Bragg is at a high risk to reoffend.

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No charges for Clinton, FBI says

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — The FBI lifted a major legal threat to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign Tuesday, recommending no criminal charges for her handling of highly classified material in a private email account. But Director James Comey’s scathing criticism of her “extremely careless” behaviour revitalized Republican attacks and guaranteed the issue will continue to dog her.

Comey’s announcement effectively removed any possibility of criminal prosecution arising from Clinton’s email practices as President Barack Obama’s secretary of state. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said last week that she intended to accept the recommendations of the FBI and of career prosecutors.

But the FBI director’s blistering televised statement excoriated her handling of national secrets, contradicted her past explanations about her emails and ensured she will remain on the defensive about voters’ views of her trustworthiness and judgment.

GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump said the statement provided more evidence against “Crooked Hillary” and showed anew that “the system is rigged.” Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan said the decision not to prosecute simply defied explanation.

The findings concluded a yearlong FBI investigation into whether Clinton mishandled classified information, either intentionally or through gross negligence. Investigators who pored over tens of thousands of emails found no proof that Clinton or her aides intended to break laws governing the handling of classified information, Comey said. But he said, “There is evidence that they were extremely careless in their handling of very sensitive, highly classified information.”

The statement was extraordinary, with Comey revealing his recommendation on live television from FBI headquarters rather than privately to Justice Department prosecutors, as is normally the

case. Comey said he’d shared the FBI’s findings with no one before his announcement, which came just hours before Clinton travelled to North Carolina with Obama on Air Force One to campaign with him for the first time this year.

The announcement came three days after the FBI interviewed Clinton in a final step of its yearlong investigation.

Comey directly contradicted many of Clinton’s past explanations in the case, including her assertion that she’d turned over all her emails and that she had never sent or received any that were classified at the time. The FBI chief said that in the course of the investigation, 113 emails were determined to contain classified information at the time they were sent or received.

He also found that “several thousand work-related emails” were not among the group of 30,000 Clinton turned over in 2014. And he raised the possibility that people hostile to the U.S. had gained access to her personal email account.

“There is evidence to support a conclusion that any reasonable person in Secretary Clinton’s position … should have known that an unclassified system was no place” for sensitive conversations, Comey said.

Yet after criticizing Clinton, her aides and the State Department for their actions, he said that after looking at similar circumstances in past inquiries, the FBI believed that “no reasonable prosecutor would bring such a case.”

“No charges are appropriate in this case,” said Comey, who began a 10-year term as FBI director in 2013, meaning he would presumably remain if Clinton is elected president.

The recommendation did not stop Trump, who has called for criminal charges, from continuing to make her private email server a campaign issue. At a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, Tuesday evening, Trump railed against the decision, adding multiple allegations of additional wrongdoing.

Ryan said the decision defied explanation, add-

ing, “No one should be above the law.”

Clinton campaign spokesman Brian Fallon, meanwhile, voiced approval for the decision but reiterated that it had been a “mistake” for Clinton to use personal email.

Clinton’s personal email server, which she relied on exclusively for government and personal business, has shadowed her campaign since The Associated Press revealed its existence in March 2015.

She has repeatedly said that no email she sent or received was marked classified, but the Justice Department began investigating last summer following a referral from the inspector general for the intelligence community.

The scrutiny was compounded by a critical audit in May from the State Department’s inspector general, the agency’s internal watchdog, that said Clinton and her team ignored clear warnings from department officials that her email setup violated federal standards and could leave sensitive material vulnerable to hackers. Clinton declined to talk to the inspector general, but the audit said that she had feared “the personal being accessible” if she used a government email account.

The Clinton campaign said agents interviewed her last Saturday for three and one-half hours at FBI headquarters. Agents had earlier interviewed top aides, including her former State Department chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and Huma Abedin, a longtime aide who now is the vice chairwoman of Clinton’s campaign.

The staff member who set up the server, Bryan Pagliano, was granted limited immunity from prosecution by the Justice Department and also agreed to speak with prosecutors. Lynch said Friday that she would accept whatever findings and recommendations were presented to her. Though she said she had already settled on that process, her statement came days after an impromptu meeting with former President Bill Clinton on her airplane in Phoenix that she acknowledged had led to questions about the neutrality of the investigation.

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“She was a good kid. Only a couple times where they might be a little late but she always called and said they would be a little late.”

“She’s not a thrill seeker. … That’s not her.”

“She’s the kind of kid that if she’s a passenger she would be watching the speedometer the whole time,” her mother said.

Ashleigh worked part-time at Chopped Leaf in Gasoline Alley. “She was one of the kindest friendliest people. She was outgoing. She always had a smile on her face.”

She was very close to her 88-year-old great grandmother who lives in Red Deer. “They did lots together,” Smith said. When she wasn’t hanging out with her friends she was with her family.

After school ended she wanted to take a year off and then study to work as a unit secretary at the hospital.

A Grade 11 student at Notre Dame High School, Ashleigh would have been 17 on Aug. 1. She was so excited to be graduating next year and she had made it to the “homestretch,” Smith said. She has three other children, Joshua 14, Brandon, 13, and Sylis, 9. They are “shocked and overwhelmed” she said.

“Nothing like this has ever happened.”

“It was devastating because Ashleigh was my delight, and energy to this family, and now it’s gone.”

“We’ve been robbed. She’s been robbed. John’s family.” After their daughter’s funeral on Friday, they will stop by John’s parents’ home in Penhold to pay their respects. The venue for Ashleigh’s funeral may change and those attending should check the obituary notice in Thursday’s Red Deer Advocate.

John’s mother, Tammy Dolliver, said she didn’t mind talking about her son who graduated from Lindsey Thurber High School on May 6 because “he was a wonderful boy.”

He would have been 19 on Dec. 9. He moved to Alberta from Nova Scotia with his parents Tammy and Scott, and his older sister Brianna in 2008.

“It’s hard. It’s something that I never ever thought that I would have to deal with. But he was such a wonderful boy. … There’s a part of him that we’re just realizing who he was. He touched so many people. Literally hundreds of people. Everybody’s got a story.”

After word broke that John had died, dozens of his friends gathered at the Joffre Bridge on the Red Deer River where John had a secret fishing hole.

They took his fishing rod and tackle box and met there, and released balloons in his memory.

John was hoping to become a millwright or heavy duty mechanic but with the economy being down it was proving hard to find him an apprenticeship. He was working full time for the summer at the Easthill Save-On-Foods and maybe going to take a heavy equipment operator course in the fall.

John loved his 1993 Dodge truck and was going to restore it with his father. “It was his pride and joy. …

He didn’t want a new truck, he wanted this,” Dolliver said. Now it will be restored in John’s memory by his father and best friend Dan Dubrule, and John’s ashes will stay in the truck.

They plan to take the truck to Cruise Nights once it’s done.

“He was a gentle giant. He was a big boy but he was as kind as a kitten,” Dolliver said.

She and her husband were camping at Red Lodge Park on Canada Day when RCMP called her at 3:30 a.m. and said they were coming out to meet them.

Dolliver said she knew something was very wrong but thought it was about her daughter because John’s truck was in their garage waiting for a part.

Dolliver said she insisted the officer tell her over the phone, and so he told her that John had died in a single-vehicle collision.

“He was always the designated driver,” his mother said. But this night he told his mom he was going to a house party later, and his best friend was going to stay over, drive them to the party and then take John to work in the morning.

The Dollivers will open their home in Penhold on Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. where those who know John are welcome.

“People can come, celebrate, tell stories, laugh, smile remember him. We just want to celebrate the good things and the blessings that he gave.”

“He never once gave us one day of trouble. I’m not sure why he was chosen to leave the world so soon.

Every day was a blessing.” barr@reddeeradvocate.com

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Canada Post letter carrier Melissa England walks her route in the Anders subdivision in Red Deer. A possible disruption in mail service in Canada could happen as soon as Friday as a result of an ongoing labour dispute at Canada Post.

POST: Demands

MEDCAN: Failed to pass

Canada Post said its latest offer presented on June 25 was fair and reasonable and that it still hoped to negotiate a deal with the union.

The union wants to see a pay increase for its rural, mostly female carriers, who earn 28 per cent less than their urban, mostly male, counterparts to address what CUPW sees as a pay equity issue.

Canada Post has said CUPW’s demands are “not affordable” and would add $1 billion in costs over the life of a new contract as the postal service undergoes a review of operations, including the move away from door-to-door delivery. CUPW national president Mike Palecek said the Crown corporation turned in a nearly $100-million profit last year and appears to be on track for bigger profits in 2016, although Canada Post has not opened its books to the union.

“We know we’re dealing with an unscrupulous employer. They have no problem lying to the public and they have been untruthful about the real financial situation facing Canada Post for years,” Palecek told a news conference in Ottawa.

Canada Post spokesman Jon Hamilton called Palecek’s claims ridiculous and uncalled for. He said the Crown corporation regularly puts out audited financial statements and figures that the union regularly questions.

“Just because the union doesn’t want to agree with the numbers doesn’t make them not true,” he said.

He said the Crown corporation isn’t planning to lock out workers and wants to negotiate a new deal.

A lockout would mean a halt to delivery of mail and parcels, and Canada Post wouldn’t accept any new items to send domestically or abroad.

That has left companies fretting about what the impact could be on their business, school workers in Quebec hastily stuffing envelopes with report cards, and the federal government setting up contingency plans. The Crown corporation and its union have agreed to keep delivering social benefits like old age security, Canada Pension Plan, the working income tax benefit, and the Liberals’ vaunted new Canada Child Benefit, which is set to be delivered for the first time this month.

The application to turn a vacant building at 94 Burnt Park Drive into a medical marijuana facility failed to pass first reading when the vote tied 4-4 on Monday. More information would have been available at a public hearing to further discuss the application had it passed, followed by second and third reading.

Medcan can resubmit the same application in six months, or look for another Red Deer site. It could also significantly change its initial application. Or look to another municipality.

“There are other irons in the fire. We have been talking to people up north. Some other opportunities have been opened up to us. We’re still working on it.

We haven’t given up. This isn’t the end of us. We all believe in this. We all believe this is the right thing to do,” Konschuk said.

It was the first time Medcan submitted an application in any municipality to develop a medical marijuana facility.

Prior to the vote, a motion was put forward by a councillor to delay first reading for at least six weeks so city administration could do more research on the medical marijuana production for council.

The motion failed.

Konschuk, who attended Monday’s city council meeting, said she was prepared that night before the vote to answer councillors’ questions.

Applicants do not address council during first reading, but can be asked to speak at the discretion of the mayor or councillor leading the meeting.

“We were hoping to be given the opportunity but it seemed that nobody wanted to hear it from us,” Konschuk said.

Coun. Frank Wong led the meeting during first reading on the rezoning. Mayor Tara Veer recused herself from the discussion and vote to avoid conflict of interest as she was previously approached by the applicant on the project. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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Canada-EU trade pact on track

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The European Union is giving its 28 member countries a say on the final ratification of its mammoth free trade deal with Canada in order to quell rising anti-trade sentiments, says the continent’s top envoy to Ottawa.

Marie-Anne Coninsx, the European Union’s ambassador to Canada, told The Canadian Press the European Commission’s decision Tuesday to proceed with a “mixed” agreement won’t derail the timeline that will see the vast majority of the deal come into force early next year.

She also said that all 28 EU countries approve the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement.

The mixed designation means each of the EU countries must ratify the deal, but the European Parliament’s approval — which Coninsx and others say will take place late this year or early next — will lead to “provisional application” of the pact.

Coninsx said there was a political need to deal with the rising tide of

anti-globalization forces in Europe, by giving the bloc’s countries the right to ratify as part of the mixed designation.

“The main concern, or the objective of the European Commission is to make progress with CETA in a maybe difficult environment,” Coninsx said in an interview.

“Given, I would say, the atmosphere in the European Union, not so much linked to the UK referendum but more a kind of a trend of anti-globalization … the European Commission has proposed a mixed agreement.”

U.S. President Barack Obama said during his visit to Ottawa last week that while trade deals are crucial, the grievances about inequality being raised by working people had implications for the “social cohesion and political consensus” needed to liberalize trade across the globe.

EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom suggested as much Tuesday, saying that while the EU had the legal authority to claim exclusive jurisdiction over the deal, depriving European parliaments of a vote would do more harm than good.

“However, the political situation in

the (European) Council is clear, and we understand the need for proposing it as a ‘mixed’ agreement, in order to allow for a speedy signature.”

The Council of Canadians, a vocal opponent of trade deals, said Tuesday there is growing resistance in many EU member countries, and that ratifying it won’t be the “cakewalk” that many are predicting.

“After the Brexit vote, policy makers on both sides of the Atlantic would be better counselled to listen to voters, rather than pushing discredited solutions down people’s throats,” Maude Barlow, the council’s president, said in a statement.

The mixed agreement designation means 90 per cent of deal will take effect early next year, and Britain for the time being will remain bound by the treaty while it enters into its long negotiation to leave the EU, said Coninsx.

Canada’s trade minister said Canadian business will reap the benefits of the trade agreement well before Europe’s individual parliaments vote on it.

“It is very likely, almost certain that

provisional application would cover the lion’s share of the agreement,” Chrystia Freeland told The Canadian Press on Tuesday.

Freeland said she welcomed EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker’s warning to European parliaments that the “credibility of Europe’s trade policy is at stake,” so it must vote to deliver the deal.

“I think that is a message to European governments,” she said.

“It’s important for Europe to show it can get things done, and CETA is a great opportunity to do that.”

Freeland said she had a lengthy conversation on Monday with her EU counterpart, Malmstrom, and still believes CETA has enough support to win approval in the European Parliament.

“Europe is complicated. We get that. It’s half a billion people. We’re confident we will get this done.”

Freeland said she would be lobbying for CETA when she meets some of her key European counterparts at a meeting of G20 trade ministers in Shanghai later this week.

Resource project assessments now ‘front line of conflict, reconciliation’: paper

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — A new paper warns against tossing out the current environmental assessment system over some high-profile pipeline conflicts with First Nations.

In a study to be released today by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, author Bram Noble takes a look at eight case studies across Canada and concludes indigenous engagement is critical to resource project assessment outcomes.

The Liberal government in Ottawa is currently embarking on a stem-togudgeon review of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act and the mandate of the National Energy Board amid loud protests involving proposed oil pipeline projects running west and east from Alberta.

But the pipeline impasse can give a skewed view of indigenous participation, suggesting on one hand monolithic First Nations opposition — which is not the case — and on the other hand a perception of an aboriginal veto, which also doesn’t exist.

Noble, a professor of geography and planning at the University of Saskatchewan who holds a PhD in environmental assessment, makes the case that environmental assessments over the past decade have taken on much broader and deeper impacts, including land claims, land rights, benefit sharing and regional planning.

As Noble writes: “It is now the front lines of conflict and reconciliation between aboriginal peoples, government and resource developers.”

That’s a lot to ask of a system that was designed to weigh environmental impacts against economic benefits.

Noble says it shouldn’t be taken as an indictment of the environmental assessment process itself nor of the central role affected indigenous communities must play in determining resource project approvals or rejections.

He’d like to see more comprehensive, basic regional assessments carried out by governments, in advance, that aren’t driven by specific project proposals. Environmental assessments of projects could then take place within defined parameters, and not be the driving force behind big-picture deci-

sions involving land claims or land use planning.

“Part of the challenge that we’re seeing is that in many of these regions, developers and project proponents are the first people on the ground, not necessarily provincial or regional governments,” Noble said.

The result is that major regional planning decisions can get grafted on to a single project assessment, which causes delays. The reaction to the delays is to “streamline and circumvent” the environmental assessment process.

That’s what took place under the previous Conservative government in 2012 and, many argue, served to further undermine public confidence in the system.

With more than 600 First Nations across Canada, Inuit, plus off-reserve indigenous peoples and the aboriginal title of Metis people recognized by the Supreme Court of Canada, getting aboriginal input on resource projects is simply a legal and constitutional fact of Canadian life.

Noble sees that as a good thing.

“I’m a little skeptical of fears around what might happen if you provide more engagement, more authority, delegate more control,” he said.

Last week in Prince Rupert, B.C., representatives of 21 First Nations met as a self-styled “Major Projects Coalition” and adopted a plan to develop technical expertise on resource project ownership and a common approach to environmental stewardship.

“Information shared at coalition meetings is helping to better inform the business decisions our communities have to make and adopting a work plan is an important step forward,” Joe Beven, the chief of Kitselas First Nation, said in a release Monday.

Noble’s case studies show examples of First Nations doing their own environmental assessments, with project proponents incorporating the findings.

Of the seven specific projects he examined, four were approved, two were rejected and one is under a conditional provincial approval. An eighth environmental assessment in the study involved Saskatchewan’s regional examination of the Great Sand Hills area, which has been dotted with some 1,500 small oil and gas wells over the decades.

AT THE DRIVE-IN

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Kasen Niemitalo, 11, of Vancouver, Wash., with family friend Emily Miller, 16, and his sister Kaisha Niemitalo, 16, watch a movie from the back of a car at the 99W Drive-In Theatre in Newberg, Ore. The theater opened in August 1953 and continues operating under the third-generation owner, Brian Francis.

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BlackBerry says it will stop making its BlackBerry Classic smartphone, less than two years after launching it.

BlackBerry says it will end production of Classic smartphone

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — BlackBerry is hanging up on the Classic, less than two years after it launched the smartphone in an effort to keep its grip on customers who favoured its standard keyboard.

The decision to stop making the device comes as BlackBerry faces calls to get out of its money-losing hardware business altogether and instead focus solely on its burgeoning software technology — calls it has so far brushed aside.

“The Classic has long surpassed the average lifespan for a smartphone in today’s market,” Ralph Pini, the company’s chief operating officer and general manager for devices, said in a company blog post dated Tuesday.

The BlackBerry Classic hit the market in December 2014, offering customers a 3.5-inch screen — 60 per cent larger than the previous BlackBerry Bold 9900 that it was modelled after, only with more modern touches such as a longer battery life and, in addition to a keyboard, a touch screen.

BlackBerry (TSX:BB) said consumers tend to upgrade within a year to 1 ½ years after purchasing a phone, while companies keep theirs between three and four years.

The Waterloo, Ont.-based firm will now focus on updating its smartphone lineup, Pini said.

“We are ready for change so we can give our customers something better,” he said.

The company will continue to support its BlackBerry 10 operating system with software updates, with a new version scheduled for release in

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BlackBerry is expected to release two new mid-range, Android-powered smartphones before the end of February. CEO John Chen has said one will feature a touch screen. More information on the devices is expected this month.

In its first quarter, its most recent, BlackBerry sold roughly 500,000 smartphones, about 100,000 fewer than in the previous quarter. Despite the lacklustre results, the company has no plans to stop making the Priv, the Android-power phone it released late last year.

BlackBerry’s decision to continue to make new models seems to be a penetration tactic, said Marc-David L. Seidel, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.

“It would not surprise me if they moved further away from hardware and more towards the software back end for the secured communications,” he said, adding that BlackBerry may still offer a few smartphones preloaded with the software they are trying to push.

Chen has said he believes a new venture to license BlackBerry’s mobile software to other companies can help turn its mobile business segment profitable this fiscal year, which ends in February.

Seidel said that approach could become profitable for the company as it is still perceived to have a competitive advantage in security software, but it would have to move quickly as they face a lot of competition in that area.

“Their best chance of survival going forward would be to focus more on the software side,” said Seidel.

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Diversified and Industrials Agrium Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 115.35 ATCO Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46.54 BCE Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61.73 BlackBerry . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.51 Bombardier . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.94 Brookfield . . . . . . . . . . . . 43.51 Cdn. National Railway . . 76.98 Cdn. Pacific Railway. . . 169.01 Cdn. Utilities . . . . . . . . . . 39.04 Capital Power Corp . . . . 19.77 Cervus Equipment Corp 11.36 Dow Chemical . . . . . . . . 48.76 Enbridge Inc. . . . . . . . . . 54.84 Finning Intl. Inc. . . . . . . . 21.46 Fortis Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . 44.23 General Motors Co. . . . . 28.17 Parkland Fuel Corp. . . . . 22.84 Sirius XM . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.60 SNC Lavalin Group. . . . . 54.97 Stantec Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 31.39 Telus Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . 42.93 Transalta Corp.. . . . . . . . . 6.87 Transcanada. . . . . . . . . . 60.01 Consumer Canadian Tire . . . . . . . . 142.65 Gamehost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.80 Leon’s Furniture . . . . . . . 15.88

MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Stock markets in North America tumbled, crude oil prices took a drubbing and the Canadian dollar fell nearly a full cent Tuesday, signs that uncertainty about global economic growth and the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union continue to confront investors.

The August contract for oil slid US$2.39 at US$46.60 per barrel. That likely drove down the commodity-sensitive loonie, which shed 0.95 of a U.S. cent, closing at 76.83 cents US. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was down 39.30 points to 14,219.57, following a 194.33-point gain on Monday.

Following the Independence Day holiday, markets in New York reopened Tuesday on a down note.

The Dow Jones industrial average fell by 108.75 points at 17,840.62, the broader S&P 500 composite index declined 14.40 points to 2,088.55 and the Nasdaq composite dropped 39.67 points to 4,822.90.

“We’re likely to continue to see this bounce around in investor sentiment between cautiousness and optimism,” said Craig Fehr, a Canadian market strategist with Edward Jones in St. Louis. “And I’d say we’re just leaning a little bit more toward the cautious side today.”

That volatility is likely to be most acute this summer, as policy-makers and officials try to navigate how Britain’s exit from the EU will be orchestrated, Fehr said. But expect that to subside a little bit as the situation becomes more clear later, he added.

Also pushing the markets

Loblaw Ltd. . . . . . . . . . . . 70.00 Maple Leaf Foods. . . . . . 27.57 Wal-Mart . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73.14 WestJet Airlines . . . . . . . 20.97 Mining Barrick Gold . . . . . . . . . . 29.12 Cameco Corp. . . . . . . . . 13.82 First Quantum Minerals . . 9.41 Goldcorp Inc. . . . . . . . . . 25.98 Hudbay Minerals. . . . . . . . 6.37 Kinross Gold Corp. . . . . . . 7.35 Labrador. . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.34 Potash Corp.. . . . . . . . . . 21.09 Sherritt Intl. . . . . . . . . . . . 0.850 Teck Resources . . . . . . . 17.32 Energy Arc Resources . . . . . . . . 21.58 Badger Daylighting Ltd. . 22.48 Baker Hughes. . . . . . . . . 44.05 Bonavista . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.22 Bonterra Energy . . . . . . . 26.14 Cdn. Nat. Res. . . . . . . . . 40.21 Canyon Services Group. . 5.68 Cenovus Energy Inc. . . . 17.87 CWC Well Services . . . 0.2100 Encana Corp. . . . . . . . . . . 9.92 Essential Energy. . . . . . . 0.680

down Tuesday were some recent economic reports that have weighed on investors, including suggestions the export side of China’s economy is struggling, he said.

The Commerce Department also said Tuesday that U.S. factory orders fell one per cent in May, suggesting that manufacturers south of the border have yet to fully recover from the sting of weaker economic growth worldwide.

“Global growth is not robust enough to inspire confidence every single day and it’s not weak enough to drive a tremendous amount of pessimism every single day, so we’re just getting the oneoff reports on a daily basis that are bouncing sentiment around,” he said.

It’s likely the loonie will continue to face pressure from lower oil prices, as well as the possibility of a divergence between the U.S. and Canadian central banks on changes to interest rates, he said.

Elsewhere in commodities, the August contract for natural gas was down 22.3 cents at US$2.764 per mmBTU, August gold rose US$19.70 to US$1,358.70 an ounce and September copper contracts fell 3.35 cents to US$2.1835 a pound.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,219.57, down 39.30 points Dow — 17,840.62, down 108.75 points S&P 500 — 2,088.55, down 14.40 points Nasdaq — 4,822.90, down 39.67 points

Exxon Mobil . . . . . . . . . . 93.02 Halliburton Co. . . . . . . . . 43.53 High Arctic . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.03 Husky Energy . . . . . . . . . 15.75 Imperial Oil . . . . . . . . . . . 41.20 Pengrowth Energy . . . . . . 2.31 Penn West Energy . . . . . 1.820 Precision Drilling Corp . . . 6.76 Suncor Energy . . . . . . . . 36.73 Trican Ltd.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.58 Trinidad Energy . . . . . . . . 2.53 Vermilion Energy . . . . . . 40.45 Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.1700 Financials Bank of Montreal . . . . . . 82.20 Bank of N.S. . . . . . . . . . . 63.29 CIBC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96.94 Cdn. Western . . . . . . . . . 24.85 Great West Life. . . . . . . . 33.89 IGM Financial . . . . . . . . . 35.16 Intact Financial Corp. . . . 93.36 Manulife Corp. . . . . . . . . 17.15 National Bank . . . . . . . . . 44.30 Rifco Inc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.600 Royal Bank . . . . . . . . . . . 76.93 Sun Life Fin. Inc.. . . . . . . 41.50 TD Bank . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.00

Currencies: Cdn — 76.83 cents US, down 0.95 of a cent Pound — C$1.6959, down 1.31 cents Euro — C$1.4406, up 0.65 of a cent Euro — US$1.1068, down 0.87 of a cent Oil futures: US$46.60 per barrel, down $2.39 (August contract) Gold futures: US$1,358.70 per oz., up $19.70 (August contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: closed Friday: $25.000 oz., up 4.1 cents $803.75 kg., up $1.32 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: July ‘16 $4.80 lower $482.60 Nov. ‘16 $10.50 lower $483.10 Jan. ‘17 $11.40 lower $489.90 March ‘17 $11.50 lower $495.30 May ‘17 $11.70 lower $499.10 July ‘17 $11.40 lower $503.50 Nov. ‘17 $9.90 lower $503.40 Jan. ‘18 $9.90 lower $503.50 March ‘18 $9.90 lower $503.50 May ‘18 $9.90 lower $503.50 July ‘18 $9.90 lower $503.50.

Barley (Western): July ‘16 $5.50 lower $166.00 Oct. ‘16 $5.50 lower $166.00 Dec. ‘16 $5.50 lower $166.00 March ‘17 $5.50 lower $168.00 May ‘17 $5.50 lower $169.00 July ‘17 $5.50 lower $169.00 Oct. ‘17 $5.50 lower $169.00 Dec. ‘17 $5.50 lower $169.00 March ‘18 $5.50 lower $169.00 May ‘18 $5.50 lower $169.00 July ‘18 $5.50 lower $169.00.

Tuesday’s estimated volume of trade: 353,920 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley). Total: 353,920.

Alberta needs better system to ensure workplace safety orders followed: auditor

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general says the provincial government is still not doing enough to enforce compliance with workplace safety orders.

Merwan Saher said the Labour Department has made some improvements since an audit six years ago identified problems with occupational health and safety rules, but it hasn’t gone far enough.

“The department is unable to demonstrate, with evidence, that it has a complete set of processes to apply department policies to keep Alberta’s workers safe,” says the report released Tuesday.

Saher repeats a recommendation made in 2010 for the department to improve its planning and reporting.

He also repeated a suggestion that the department clarify and enforce rules it uses when it gives employers more time to fix worksite health and safety problems.

“Without adequate systems to enforce compliance with occupational health and safety legislation for those employers and workers who persistently fail to comply, the health and safety of workers continue to be exposed to otherwise avoidable risks.”

The report says that if the recommendations are not followed, employers who fail to comply with orders may gain an unfair advantage over companies that spend time and resources to keep their worksites safe.

Labour Minister Christina Gray said the report shows the former Progressive Conservative government neglected workplace safety issues for years.

Gray said the NDP government will work to meet the recommendations in the auditor general’s report.

She said that includes developing a

new process to evaluate if the government is doing what needs to be done to identify and prevent work-related injuries, illnesses and fatalities.

“There is much more work to do, as the former government ignored the need to modernize Alberta’s labour laws, including occupational health and safety legislation,” Gray said in a release.

The Wildrose Opposition said the auditor general’s findings raise serious concerns about a “broken workplace safety system” that has been neglected for years.

Critic Grant Hunter said the Progressive Conservatives abandoned repeated attempts to complete a Work Safe strategy that was first approved a decade ago.

“The safety of Alberta workers is paramount, whether they’re working in a shopping mall or on a construction site,” Hunter said. “It’s frankly shocking that a workplace safety strategy hasn’t been completed.”

The auditor general also recommended the government change how it hires funeral homes to transport bodies from rural areas that must be studied by the chief medical examiner’s office.

Saher said two years after the Justice Department said it would use a contract system, almost one-third of the transporters were hired without contracts.

He said some rural funeral homes did not like the contract system and sent a letter to the government that they would not sign a contract.

The report recommends the government set a date for when it will only use drivers that are under contract.

Since April, 22 of the businesses have signed contracts with the province and another 26 have filed applications.

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Business BRIEFS Study says natural gas exports to continue decline as U.S. ramps up production CALGARY — A new report says Canada’s natural gas exports will continue to decline over the next few years with no sign of a return to the highs of the past decade.

The Canadian Energy Research Institute says exports will drop because of the steep increase in cheaper natural gas production in the U.S. where Canada has traditionally exported its gas. The report Tuesday says the U.S., already the world’s largest gas producer, could become a net exporter of gas by next year and is set to increase gas production by 72 per cent over the next 20 years.

CERI says in Western Canada — which accounts for the vast majority of Canadian natural gas production — pipeline exports will drop to as low as one billion cubic feet per day in 2020 as low prices weigh on production, before rebounding to three billion cubic feet by 2037.

The drop in Western Canadian exports is on top of an already steep drop from a high of about 11 billion cubic feet per day in 2006 to an estimated four billion cubic feet per day this year.

CERI says Eastern Canada will see a production drop or end because of a combination of high costs and fracking bans in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Despite the drop in exports, the study notes Canada could still be a net exporter of natural gas in 20 years, especially if liquefied natural gas projects go ahead.

The study assumes LNG exports of about four billion cubic feet per day starting around 2021, but notes that no

projects have received final approval to start construction.

Centerra Gold agrees to buy Thompson Creek Metals for $176M Toronto-based Centerra Gold Inc. says it’s agreed to acquire Thompson Creek Metals Co. in a deal worth roughly $1.1 billion. Centerra (TSX:CG) said Tuesday it will issue 0.0988 of a share for each Thompson Creek share in a deal that values the company at about $176 million. The company says it will also take on all of Thompson Creek’s debt, boosting the overall deal value to over a billion dollars.

Thompson Creek’s assets include the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in British Columbia, as well as molybdenum operations in the province and in the U.S. The deal gives Centerra control of assets in a stable jurisdiction as it grapples with criminal probes and demands of millions of dollars at its flagship Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Amid Zika fears, bug repellent supplier named for Rio Games RIO DE JANEIRO — Consumer products maker SC Johnson says its OFF! brand has been named the official insect repellent supplier for next month’s Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro amid ongoing fears about the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

The Racine, Wisconsin-based company says the repellant will be provided to athletes, volunteers, staff and media at the games. Seven golfers, including world No. 1 Jason Day of Australia and No. 4 Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland, have cited the virus in declining to take part in the games.

Brazil has been the hardest hit of the approximately 60 countries that have reported an outbreak of Zika.

Protesters dressed like Tour de France cyclists ride children’s bikes with left to right masks of Francois Hollande, French Job Minister Myriam El Khomri, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls, and French Economy Minister Emmanuel Macron, as they demonstrate in Marseille southern France, Tuesday. French unions are staging what is likely to be their last show of force against a labor bill that has divided the nation, as the lower house of Parliament takes up the bill for a second time. Placard refers to proposed labor reform law.

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Donaldson delivers for Blue Jays

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS Blue Jays 8 Royals 3 TORONTO — On the same night he was named to the American League all-star team for a third straight season, Josh Donaldson continued to prove he belongs among the game’s elite.

The Blue Jays third baseman hit two home runs and scored four times to back a solid start from R.A. Dickey as Toronto beat the Kansas City Royals 8-3 on Tuesday.

Donaldson represented Oakland at the 2014 all-star game, then was named a starter for the following year’s Midsummer Classic after receiving a record number of fan votes (14,090,188) in his first year as a Blue Jay. While he won’t start at third this time — Baltimore’s Manny Machado got that honour — Donaldson said he’s happy to let his bat do the talking for him.

“I don’t go out there and vote, I’m not a guy who’s going to throw my name out to vote for me,” Donaldson said. “I’m happy I made the all-star team, I’m happy for the guys who are the starters and I’m glad to be a part of the whole scene.

“It’s rewarding.”

Donaldson was 3 for 4 Tuesday night but also reached on a fielder’s choice.

His four runs scored gave him a Blue Jays pre-all-star game record of 77.

The 30-year-old’s first homer of the night, on an 0-0 pitch from Chris Young in the first, came moments after Machado was announced as the starting third baseman for the July 12 game in San Diego. His second, off Young in the third, happened around the time he was named to the team along with fellow Blue Jays Edwin Encarnacion and Marco Estrada.

Encarnacion, who was 2 for 4 with an RBI in Tuesday’s win, will be making his third all-star appearance Estrada, his first.

“Eddie’s leading the league in RBI’s, he’s been phenomenal, and Marco, I think he should have been in the Cy Young conversation last year,” Donaldson said. “What he’s done has been like a magician out there. He’s not throwing 95, 100, like you see some of these guys throwing. … It’s good for him. I’m happy for him.”

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Toronto Blue Jays’ Josh Donaldson celebrates his solo home run against the Kansas City Royals during first inning MLB baseball action, in Toronto on Tuesday.

Troy Tulowitzki, with a three-run shot, and Ezequiel Carrera also went deep for Toronto (47-39) while Kevin Pillar added a sacrifice fly.

Dickey (6-9) scattered four hits, three walks and two runs over seven innings. The knuckleballer also fanned eight en route to his first win of the year at Rogers Centre (1-6).

“When the knuckleball is moving, especially the last 18 inches before the plate like it was tonight, you’re going to see a lot of foul balls, a lot of swings and misses,” Dickey said. “I made a couple mistakes tonight in selection but outside of that I felt I was pretty good.”

Cheslor Cuthbert hit a two-run shot and drove in another run for Kansas

City (43-40). Young (2-8) shouldered the loss after allowing six runs over 2 1/3 innings.

The Blue Jays rocked Young for three home runs in the third, including back-to-back blasts from Carrera and Donaldson. Tulowitzki’s three-run shot gave Toronto a 6-0 lead and ended the Kansas City starter’s night.

“We’re on a nice little roll right now, no question about that,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.

“These guys up and down the lineup, they’re doing a good job.”

Cuthbert put the Royals on the board with his two-run homer off Dickey in the fourth. But Toronto replied in the bottom of the frame when Donaldson scored from second base on

Venus rising

Red Deer Rigger second baseman Denver Wik makes a throw to first base after fielding a Sherwood Park Athletics groundball to end the second inning Tuesday at Great Chief Park.

WILLIAMS BACK IN GRAND SLAM SEMI AFTER SIX YEAR ABSENCE

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Riggers suffer first loss of season to Athletics

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE Athletics 6 Riggers 4 The Red Deer Riggers can forget about a perfect season in the Sunburst Baseball League.

But their 6-4 loss to the Sherwood Park Athletics at Great Chief Park Tuesday isn’t something that will worry them for long, if at all,.

“It’s one of those things … it happens,” said Riggers playing manager Jason Chatwood. “An undefeated season would have been nice, but it isn’t what we’re focused on. It’s the end goal.”

The Riggers led 1-0 in the first inning on a sacrifice fly by Jason Louis, but overall had problems with A’s starter Kiel Vertz, who tossed six innings of six-hit ball, allowing a pair of runs.

Vertz doesn’t have the same fastball he used to possess, but knows how to pitch.

“He hit his spots with multiple pitches, with different speeds and we got away from our approach,” said Chatwood. “He’s a guy who can make you do that. We rolled over on a lot of ground balls. He made it tough for us.”

The A’s got to Riggers starter Tyler Vavra, who lives in Calgary, for a pair of runs in the second inning, an unearned run in the fourth and three runs — one earned — in the sixth.

“Tyler is solid and has been in all his starts,” said Chatwood. “He battles hard, even when he doesn’t have his best stuff, and gives us a chance to win.

“We gave them a few too many extra outs and they took advantage of them.

Plus we didn’t get anything going offensively. We had some guys on base

an Encarnacion single to extend their lead to 7-2.

Pillar plated Donaldson from third in the seventh with his sac fly.

Cuthbert laced an RBI double off Joe Biagini in the ninth to score Eric Hosmer from first.

Canadian left-fielder Michael Saunders was named as one of the Final Vote nominees for the last roster spot, which will be determined by fans and announced Friday.

Saunders was 2 for 4 with a double in Tuesday’s game. The Victoria native is batting .290 on the season.

“Hopefully Saunders gets in there too, that’ll be good,” Gibbons said. “I’m sure he’ll have the whole country behind him. I like his chances.”

but didn’t capitalize.”

The Riggers left seven men on base against Vertz and four against reliever James Fisher, who throws considerably harder than Vertz.

“We actually swung the bats well against James. I think we don’t have time to think, just react. We scored twice in that last innings against him and had the tying run on base, we just didn’t get the one more hit … things sometimes just don’t go your way,” added Chatwood.

Chad Price, who pitched for Acme last year and now lives in Penhold, replaced Vavra in the sixth with one away and two on. He allowed a sacrifice fly before getting out of the jam.

He put himself in another jam in the seventh with a hit and two walks to load the bases with one away before tossing a double play ball. He put together a one-two-three eighth inning with Drew Boyer retiring the side in the ninth.

The loss left the Riggers with an 111 record while the A’s sit at 7-3.

“If we win 11 of 12 we can’t complain,” said Chatwood, who had three hits and had a fourth taken away by a brilliant diving catch by centre-fielder Mark Kuzyk.

Chatwood leads the SBL with a .571 batting average and 24 hits and 20 runs. JP Wilner, Louis, Jaret Chatwood and Josh Edwards added two hits apiece.

Cole Schneider and Lance Romanchuk had two hits each for the A’s.

The Riggers return to action next Tuesday when they host the St. Albert Tigers at 7:30 p.m. at Great Chief Park.

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

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LONDON — In some ways, making it to a Grand Slam semifinal is rather been-there, done-that for Venus Williams.

She is, after all, already the owner of seven major titles, including five at Wimbledon.

This one, though, is different.

She’s 36 now, a half-dozen years removed from her last such run. And, in the interim, she has been through the daily struggles of dealing with a disease that can sap energy and cause joint pain.

Williams made it to the final four at the All England Club for the first time since 2009, and at any Grand Slam tournament since the year after that, playing mistake-free to beat Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the quarterfinals Tuesday.

“Semifinals feels good. But it doesn’t feel foreign at all, let’s put it that way,” said Williams, whose first Wimbledon title came in 2000 and whose most recent came in 2008.

Asked to compare her current level of play to that of the past, Williams shook her head, shut her eyes and laughed.

“I don’t remember. Six years ago is ages ago,” she responded. “I was most likely kicking butt six years ago, if I was in the semis or the finals. You have to be.”

Just like in the old days, Williams will be joined in the semifinals by a familiar face — younger sister Serena, who moved closer to equaling Steffi Graf’s Open-era record of 22nd Grand Slam championships by defeating 21st-seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-4, taking the last three games of each set. Serena hit 11 aces, including one at 123 mph to end it.

This, then, is the latest chapter of the remarkable Williams sister tale: a pair of siblings from Compton, California, who rose to the top of tennis.

It’s the 11th time they’ve reached the semis at the same major in all previous 10, one took home the trophy. That includes four all-in-the-family finals at Wimbledon, with Venus winning in 2008, and Serena in 2002, 2003 and 2009.

On Thursday, they will try to set up another title match when No. 1 Serena faces unseeded Elena Vesnina, while No. 8 Venus meets No. 4 Angelique

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Kerber.

“It just means that she has a lot of perseverance. She’s a real fighter,” Serena said about Venus, the oldest woman in a major semifinal since 1994, when Martina Navratilova was 37 at Wimbledon. “Like I always say, it’s super inspiring for me.”

Kerber, who surprised Serena in the Australian Open final in January for her first Grand Slam title, advanced by eliminating No. 5 Simona Halep 7-5, 7-6 (2). Vesnina, ranked 50th and never before a major quarterfinalist, moved on by overwhelming No. 19 Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 6-2.

The last men’s quarterfinal spot was earned by 2010 runner-up Tomas Berdych, who completed his 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), 6-7 (9), 6-3 victory over Jiri Vesely in a match suspended after the fourth set Monday night because of darkness. On Wednesday, the semifinalists will be determined by these matchups: Andy Murray vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Roger Federer vs. Marin Cilic, Milos Raonic vs. Sam Querrey and Berdych vs. Lucas Pouille.

There wasn’t much drama in the quartet of women’s matches Tuesday, although Venus was perilously close to dropping her opening set against the 96th-ranked Shvedova, now 0-3 in major quarterfinals.

Shvedova led 5-2 in the tiebreaker before collapsing this way: forehand long, backhand wide, forehand into the net, forehand long. Those unforced errors were part of her 24 in the match, 15 more than Venus. They also created a set point for Venus, who converted it with a 99 mph service winner.

Playing with her left thigh taped, Venus moved quite well, covering the court with speed and perfect timing, offering up enough defence and waiting for Shvedova’s miscues. When Shvedova’s final shot nestled in the net, Venus let out a cry of “Come on!” and raised her arms.

“Once you get to this part of a tournament, motivation is going to kick in after a few games of every match,” said Venus’ coach, David Witt, “and you’re going to stop thinking about being sore, if you’re sore.”

In 2011, Venus revealed that she had been diagnosed with Sjogren’s syndrome, and since then there have been repeated questions about when she might quit tennis — especially as early losses accumulated. She had six first-round exits at majors over the past six years, compared with three over her career’s first 14 years.

“Retiring is the easy way out,” she said. “I don’t have time for easy.”

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Big week for UFC with three big shows

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS UFC 200 has grown so big that a single fight card can’t contain it.

The world’s dominant mixed martial arts promotion is throwing an anniversary party for itself in Las Vegas, staging several days of events collectively dubbed International Fight Week. The UFC is putting on shows on three consecutive nights, along with innumerable accompanying fan activities and entertainments, including everything from a massive fan expo to a 5K run.

It all culminates Saturday night in UFC 200, which has one of the most stacked fight cards in the promotion’s history.

Sure, it’s not technically the UFC’s 200th actual pay-per-view show, since it has been forced to cancel two numbered events. But with a recent run of success inside and outside the cage, along with widespread rumours of the entire promotion’s impending sale for multiple billions, the UFC brass clearly feels the numerical milestone is a great time to celebrate.

“It’s pretty cool to be involved in something like this,” said Jon Jones, whose rematch with Daniel Cormier for the light heavyweight title caps the entire week. “You know it’s a historic week for the UFC, and they’ve come a long way to get to this point.”

The UFC did a similarly super-sized week of three consecutive fight cards last December, and all three shows drew sizable crowds in the UFC’s hometown.

They’re going even bigger this time, scheduling the first two shows at the MGM Grand Garden Arena before moving across the Strip on Saturday to the sparkling-new T-Mobile Arena, the home of Las Vegas’ expansion NHL franchise.

Here are five things to know heading into the big week:

TITLE FIGHTS EVERY NIGHT A belt will be won on each of the three shows, culminating in three title fights Saturday. Lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos’ defence against Eddie Alvarez headlines Thursday’s card, while strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk takes on Claudia Gadelha atop Friday’s show. The three championship fights at UFC 200 are Jose Aldo’s interim featherweight title fight with Frankie Edgar, bantamweight champion Miesha Tate’s defence against Amanda Nunes, and Jones’ second meeting with Cormier.

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In this 2015 photo, Daniel Cormier, right, kicks Jon Jones during their light heavyweight title mixed martial arts bout at UFC 182, in Las Vegas. UFC 200 has grown so big that a single show can’t contain it. The mixed martial arts promotion is throwing an ‘International Fight Week’ in Las Vegas with compelling shows on three consecutive nights, culminating in the star-studded pay-per-view event Saturday. Jon Jones meets light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier in the main event of a card also featuring the return of former heavyweight champ Brock Lesnar.

EVERYONE’S A STAR UFC 200 alone features nine fighters who have held a championship belt during their careers. Former heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez, former bantamweight champ T.J. Dillashaw and former welterweight champ Johny Hendricks are all in difficult bouts.

The card also includes former title contenders Cat Zingano, Mark Hunt and Diego Sanchez, along with some of the most crowd-pleasing fighters in UFC history, including Joe Lauzon and Jim Miller.

BIG BAD BROCK Along with the legitimate competitive reasons to buy UFC 200, there’s also the biggest spectacle in MMA:

Brock Lesnar, the former heavyweight champ and current professional wrestler. Nearly five years after his last fight, and a year after saying he was done with MMA, the UFC 100 headliner returns to the cage to fight knockout artist Hunt. Lesnar will get a big payday for taking the enormous risk, and the UFC will get another boost from the biggest pay-per-view draw in the sport’s history.

CONOR AND NATE II Conor McGregor’s rematch with Nate Diaz isn’t on the UFC 200 card, thanks to McGregor’s brief scrap with the UFC over money and promotional responsibilities earlier this year.

But the charismatic Irishman and his Californian conqueror will make their

presence felt at International Fight Week. They’re scheduled for a news conference Thursday to promote their meeting at UFC 202 on Aug. 20. It will feel more like a fight: The promotion is holding the event at T-Mobile Arena, and it’s open to the public.

GRAND FINALE The festivities all come down to Jones’ second meeting with Cormier. A victory would be redemption for Jones (22-1), widely considered the world’s top pound-for-pound MMA fighter. He had his 205-pound title stripped last year after his involvement in a hitand-run accident, but returned earlier this year. Cormier (17-1) has never lost to anyone but Jones, but he was outclassed in their first meeting.

Canadian lightweight Mitch Clarke healthy again and ready to fight

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Avs’ Barrie among 24 players filing for arbitration NEW YORK — Colorado defenceman Tyson Barrie and New York Rangers forward Chris Kreider are among 24 NHL players who have filed for salary arbitration.

New Jersey forward Kyle Palmieri, Ottawa forward Mike Hoffman and Detroit goalie Petr Mrazek also filed at the deadline Tuesday.

The players’ teams must decide Wednesday whether to go to arbitration. The hearings will be held from July 20 to Aug. 4 in Toronto.

Barrie has scored 102 points over the past two seasons with the Avalanche, becoming one of the league’s top young offensive defencemen. Col-

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Lightweight Mitch (Danger Zone) Clarke makes weight during the UFC 161 weigh-in in Winnipeg, Man. on June 14, 2013. Fifteen months after losing a unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa, Canadian lightweight Mitch (Danger Zone) Clarke returns to action Thursday at a UFC show in Las Vegas.

Montreal lightweight John (The Bull) Makdessi tackles France’s Mehdi (The Sultan) Baghdad on the undercard.

Clarke and Makdessi are the only Canadians competing on the three cards.

Clarke’s body has taken a beaten in recent years. He injured his knee seconds into his second UFC fight against Anton Kuivanen, tearing a patella tendon when he kept going. Knee surgery followed.

Clarke has to spend four months rehabbing his elbow after it popped out while stopping (Raging) Al Iaquinta in May 2014 with the first D’arce choke from the bottom in UFC history.

He broke a knuckle, partially tore a hamstring and hurt his back against orado’s inability to reach a long-term deal has prompted trade speculation around Barrie, who made $3.2 million last year.

Kreider had his second straight 21-goal season for the Rangers, while Hoffman led the Senators with 29 goals last season.

Other arbitration filers are hoping to benefit from arbitration after setbacks. Mrazek was Detroit’s top goalie for much of the year before a late-season fade, while St. Louis forward Jaden Schwartz missed most of his 22-point season with a serious ankle injury.

Palmieri will be expecting a hefty raise after leading the Devils in scoring last season with 30 goals and 27 assists in his first year with New Jersey.

Philadelphia’s Brayden Schenn filed after setting career highs with 26 goals and 33 assists. Washington forward Marcus Johansson also filed for the second straight summer.

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Fifteen months after losing a unanimous decision to Michael Chiesa, Canadian lightweight Mitch (Danger Zone) Clarke returns to action Thursday.

The Saskatoon native, who fights out of Edmonton, had the worst of the first two rounds against Chiesa but rallied in the third with some solid striking.

Lessons were learned. While he lost, Clarke says the experience has made him focus more on the mental skills of fighting.

Still he is proud of the tenacity he showed against Chiesa, especially in defending repeated attempts at a choke while on the ground.

“I think I showed a lot of heart when I probably could have just given up,” Clarke said. “I wasn’t willing to give up. I was trying to win that fight .. I wasn’t ready to cash the chips yet.”

Chiesa, meanwhile, has won two fights since and now ranks 10th among lightweight contenders.

Clarke (11-3-0) meets (Irish) Joe Duffy (14-2-0) on the main card of Thursday’s Fight Night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena. It’s the first of three UFC cards in Las Vegas during the UFC’s international fight week that culminates Saturday with UFC 200 at the new T-Mobile Arena.

Restored to health after a laundry list of ailments, the 30-year-old Clarke spent the last six weeks of his training camp in Albuquerque, N.M., to train at elevation with renowned trainer Greg Jackson.

Duffy, who trains out of Montreal’s Tristar Gym, is coming off a January loss to Dustin (The Diamond) Poirier.

Lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos meets No. 2 contender Eddie Alvarez in Thursday’s main event.

He subsequently lost feeling in his hand and had to undergo rehab. What Clarke calls a “giant mess” cost him a perhaps once-in-a-lifetime chance last August to fight on a UFC card in his home town of Saskatoon.

“It builds character and makes those victories so much sweeter,” Clarke said of the physical hurdles he has had to overcome.

The time away from the cage also allowed Clarke, who is 2-3-0 in the UFC, to give back to the community.

He teaches martial arts and has tried to help out with local mental illness and kids wrestling programs.

“That also helps improve you — to help others,” he said. “I think that’s a huge part of it.”

But there was more pain when fellow fighter and former roommate Ryan (The Big Deal) Jimmo was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Edmonton last month. Two men were subsequently charged.

“There’s nothing good that can be said about what happened,” Clarke said. “The world’s a worse place without people like Jimmo.”

Clarke and Jimmo lived together when Jimmo, a native of Saint John, N.B., first moved to Edmonton. Clarke called Jimmo “uniquely himself.”

“He marched to the beat of his own drum … He was his own person. I think that was probably the beauty of Jimmo.”

Clarke, who studied environmental science at the University of Saskatchewan, is a former environmental protection officer with Alberta Environment.

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Baseball San Diego

Red Deer Senior Men Breakaway Hotshot 6 Play it Again 0 Cdn Brewhouse 7 Gary Moe Volks 6 Major League Baseball American League East Division W L Pct Baltimore 47 35 .573 Toronto 47 39 .547 Boston 45 38 .542 New York 41 42 .494 Tampa Bay 34 49 .410 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 51 32 .614 Detroit 44 40 .524 Kansas City 43 40 .518 Chicago 43 41 .512 Minnesota 27 55 .329 West Division W L Pct Texas 53 32 .624 Houston 45 39 .536 Seattle 43 41 .512 Oakland 36 47 .434 Los Angeles 34 50 .405

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GB — 2 2 1/2 6 1/2 13 1/2 GB — 7 1/2 8 8 1/2 23 1/2 GB — 7 1/2 9 1/2 16 18 1/2

Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, L.A. Angels 2 Boston 12, Texas 5 Chicago White Sox 8, N.Y. Yankees 2 Houston 2, Seattle 1 Oakland 3, Minnesota 1 Toronto 6, Kansas City 2 Cleveland 5, Detroit 3 L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 5 Tuesday’s Games Toronto 8, Kansas City 3 Cleveland 12, Detroit 1 L.A. Angels 13, Tampa Bay 5 Texas 7, Boston 2 Houston 5, Seattle 2 N.Y. Yankees 9, Chicago White Sox 0 Oakland at Minnesota, late Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late

Wednesday’s Games Detroit (Fulmer 8-2) at Cleveland (Tomlin 9-1), 10:10 a.m.

Oakland (Gray 3-7) at Minnesota (Santana 2-7), 11:10 a.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 1-6) at L.A. Dodgers (Norris 4-7), 1:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Kennedy 6-7) at Toronto (Stroman 6-4), 5:07 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-7) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 2-9), 5:10 p.m.

Texas (Perez 7-4) at Boston (Wright 9-5), 5:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-7) at Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 1-4), 6:10 p.m.

Seattle (LeBlanc 1-0) at Houston (Fiers 6-3), 6:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games L.A. Angels at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.

Detroit at Toronto, 5:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 5:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Texas, 6:05 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 6:10 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 6:15 p.m.

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National League East Division W L Pct 50 35 .588 45 38 .542 44 40 .524 39 46 .459 28 56 .333 Central Division W L Pct 52 31 .627 43 40 .518 43 41 .512 37 46 .446 31 54 .365 West Division W L Pct 53 32 .624 48 37 .565 37 45 .451 38 48 .442

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Monday’s Games Milwaukee 1, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 4, St. Louis 2 Chicago Cubs 10, Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 8, Atlanta 2 San Francisco 3, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 6 L.A. Dodgers 7, Baltimore 5 San Diego 8, Arizona 4

● Junior golf: Jordan Brand Memorial Junior Open and McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour at Lacombe Golf and Country Club. ● Bantam baseball: St. Albert Cardinals vs. Red Deer Bantam Braves, 7 p.m., Great Chief Park.

Tuesday’s Games Cincinnati 9, Chicago Cubs 5 Milwaukee 5, Washington 2 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 1 Miami 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 2 Arizona 7, San Diego 5 Baltimore at L.A. Dodgers, late Colorado at San Francisco, late

GB — 9 9 1/2 15 22

Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 11:45 a.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 5:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 6:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Colorado, 6:40 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

GB — 5 14 1/2 15 1/2

● Senior mens baseball: Canadian Brewhouse Ballers at Phantoms, 6:30 p.m.; Lacombe Stone and Granite at Printing Place Padres, 7 p.m., and Gophers at Canadian Brewhouse Ballers , 8:30 p.m., Great Chief Park ● Ladies fastball: Badgers vs. Rage U16

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Five Cubs selected to start Soccer MLB All-Star Game NEW YORK — After topping the major leagues during the first half of the season as they seek their first title in more than a century, the Chicago Cubs dominated the rosters for next week’s All-Star game.

And the Boston Red Sox, who ended their long drought a decade ago, were not far behind.

The Cubs became the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds’ Big Red Machine to have five players voted as AllStar starters, and seven Chicago players in all were picked Tuesday for the July 12 game at San Diego’s Petco Park.

Chicago’s entire infield was voted in — first baseman Anthony Rizzo, second baseman Ben Zobrist, shortstop Addison Russell and third baseman Kris Bryant — along with centre fielder Dexter Fowler, who hopes to recover from a hamstring strain that has sidelined him since June 18.

The only other team to start four infielders was the 1963 St. Louis Cardinals.

“It’ll be really cool starting the game and throwing to those guys in San Diego,” Rizzo said.

Rizzo led NL players with 3.2 million votes, and Zobrist won the closest race by finishing 88 votes ahead of Washington’s Daniel Murphy. Jake Arrieta and Jon Lester were selected for the National League pitching staff.

Chicago got off to a 4720 start but has slumped for the past few weeks. The Cubs have not won the World Series since 1908, but have the second-most All-Stars in their history behind eight in 2008.

“Make sure you slow it down and enjoy every second of it,” Cubs manager Joe Maddon recalled telling his AllStars.

The game will feature 11 first-time starters, the most

since 2005.

In a sign of the sport’s generational change, 12 of the 17 elected starters are 26 or younger.

“It should be a little more special,” said Bryant, who attended the University of San Diego for three years, Boston has six All-Stars, including four starters. Designated hitter David Ortiz, who is retiring at the end of the season, became a 10-time All-Star and is joined in the lineup by a trio of first-timers: shortstop Xander Bogaerts and outfielders Jackie Bradley Jr. and Mookie Betts.

Knuckleballer Steven Wright and closer Craig Kimbrel also were selected.

“Four days of rest and chilling is good, but this AllStar Game, I’m going to try to enjoy it the most,” said the 40-year-old Ortiz said, who helped the Red Sox win three titles, including their first in 86 years in 2004.

Wright is a first-time AllStar at age 31.

“I feel like I’m still the same guy,” he said.

Kansas City catcher Salvador Perez and first baseman Eric Hosmer were voted to the AL starting lineup along with Houston second baseman Jose Altuve, Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado and Los Angeles outfielder Mike Trout. Perez led all players with nearly 4.97 million votes.

San Francisco catcher Buster Posey was elected in the NL along with New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and Washington outfielder Bryce Harper.

Arrieta is among five firsttime All-Stars on the NL pitching staff, joined by New York’s Noah Syndergaard and Jeurys Familia, the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Kenley Jansen and Miami’s A.J. Ramos. Other NL pitchers include Washington’s Stephen Strasburg, the Giants’ Madison Bumgarner, the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez and Atlanta’s Julio Teheran.

CATALINA SWIM CLUB CALGARY — Three members of the Catalina Swim Club captured aggregate titles at the Alberta Speedo Age Group and Senior Championships at the Cascade Club during the long weekend.

River Roos won the 11-yearold boys’ title with Kyle Leibel first in the girls’ 14-year-old category and Josh Young tops in the boys’ 15-year-old division.

Roos won the 100, 200 and 400-metre freestyle and the 50m butterfly while Leibel captured gold in the 100, 200, 400 and 800m freestyle and the

50m butterfly. Young won the 50, 100 and 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly, was second in the 400m Individual Medley and third in the 200m I.M. Lauren Bettenson was third in the 50m freestyle, Elizabeth Moore third in the 100m breaststroke and Cooper Waddle third in the 50m freestyle.

Meanwhile, Tammy Cunnington was the para top swimmer of the meet with 895 points while in the youth recognition awards Rebecca Smith and Young received top one awards, Waddle top

Three Jays named to all-star roster Blue Jays right-hander Marco Estrada was all smiles while he excitedly spoke to reporters on Tuesday after being named to the American League allstar team for the first time in his nine-year career.

Now he wants to make sure he can actually pitch in the game.

Estrada, who’s 5-3 with a 2.93 earned-run average and a major-league leading .173 batting average against this season, received four cortisone shots on Monday to help heal a sore back that flared up after his last start.

“I want to be able to pitch,” Estrada said. “It’s my first time (at an all-star game) and it could be my only time. But the team has to come first. If I can’t pitch for the team right now I shouldn’t pitch anywhere else.”

Reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson and designated hitter Edwin Encarnacion will also represent Toronto at the all-star game while Canadian outfielder Michael Saunders was named one of the Final Vote nominees for the last roster spot which will be determined by a fan vote and revealed Friday afternoon.

Saunders, who’s batting .290 with a .366 on-base percentage and 15 home runs, is having a breakout year after missing all but nine games last season with knee injuries.

Donaldson entered Tuesday’s play hitting .298 this season with 20 home runs and 58 runs-batted in. His .411 on-base percentage ranks sixth in MLB while his .581 slugging percentage is third in the AL.

five and Moore, Leibel, Daniel Stayer and Kristen Trepanier top 10.

Five members of the club reached new qualifying times.

Bettenson qualified for the Age Group Nationals in the 13-year-old 50m freestyle and Elle Couture in the 12-yearold 50m backstroke. There were also three qualifiers in the A division — Jayden Vale (13-year-old, 100m butterfly), Logan Lopaschuk (14-year-old 200m butterfly) and Kyra McMurray (14-year-old 200m I.M. and 50m breaststroke).

Overall 27 members of the club competed in the event with the team finishing sixth overall.

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Major League Soccer EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts New York City FC 7 5 6 27 Philadelphia 7 6 5 26 Montreal 6 4 6 24 New York 7 9 2 23 D.C. United 5 6 6 21 Toronto FC 5 6 5 20 Orlando City 4 4 8 20 New England 4 6 7 19 Columbus 3 6 7 16 Chicago 3 7 5 14

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GA 31 26 24 25 17 19 29 31 25 20

WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA FC Dallas 10 5 4 34 30 24 Colorado 9 2 6 33 19 11 Real Salt Lake 8 5 4 28 28 27 Los Angeles 6 3 8 26 30 18 Sporting KC 7 8 4 25 21 22 Vancouver 7 8 3 24 27 31 Portland 6 6 6 24 28 29 San Jose 5 5 7 22 19 20 Seattle 5 9 2 17 14 20 Houston 4 8 5 17 23 25 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Monday, July 4 Orlando City 0, FC Dallas 4 Portland 0, Colorado 0 Vancouver 0, Los Angeles 2

Thursday, July 7 Winnipeg at Hamilton, 5 p.m.

Toronto at B.C., 8 p.m.

Friday, July 8 Calgary at Ottawa, 5 p.m.

Saskatchewan at Edmonton, 8 p.m.

WEEK FOUR Bye: Calgary Wednesday, July 13 Ottawa at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 14 Edmonton at Winnipeg, 6:30 p.m.

Friday, July 15 Hamilton at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 16 B.C. at Saskatchewan, 5 p.m.

D.C. United at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto FC, 5:30 p.m.

Columbus at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Colorado at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Montreal at Real Salt Lake, 8 p.m.

Sunday, July 10 Portland at New York, 4 p.m.

UEFA Euro 2016 At Sites in France PLAYOFFS QUARTER-FINALS Sunday’s result At Saint-Denis, France France 5 Iceland 2 Saturday’s result At Bordeaux, France Germany 1 Italy 1 (Germany advances 6-5 on penalties) Friday’s result At Lille, France Wales 3 Belgium 1 Thursday’s result At Marseille, France Poland 1 Portugal 1 (Portugal advances 5-3 on penalties) SEMIFINALS Wednesday’s match At Lyon, France Portugal ner vs. Wales, 1 p.m.

Thursday’s match At Marseille, France Germany vs. France, 1 p.m.

Wednesday, July 6 New York City FC at New England, 5:30 p.m.

Friday, July 8 Houston at Orlando City, 6 p.m.

FC Dallas at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP Sunday, July 10 At Saint-Denis, France Semifinal Winners, 1 p.m.

Saturday, July 9 Los Angeles at Seattle, 1 p.m.

Transactions Tuesday’s Sports Transactions HOCKEY National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Agreed to terms with F Jared Boll, F Mason Raymond and D Jeff Schultz.

CALGARY FLAMES — Signed F Linden Vey to a one-year, two-way contract.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms withy F Jordin Tootoo on a one-year contract.

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Re-signed C Jacob Josefson to a one-year contract and LW Luke Gazdic to a one-year, two-way contract.

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Agreed to terms with G Jean-Francois Berube on a one-year contract.

NEW YORK RANGERS — Agreed to terms with D Mat Bodie and F Nicklas Jensen.

ST. LOUIS BLUES — Re-signed F Magnus Paajarvi to a one-year contract.

American Hockey League ALBANY DEVILS — Signed Fs Jan Mandat, Max Novak and Kevin Rooney.

BRIDGEPORT SOUND TIGERS — Agreed to terms with D Luke Juha and Fs Kellen Jones, Josh Winquist and Aaron Berisha on one-year contracts.

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Optioned C Christian Vazquez to Pawtucket (IL). Reinstated C Ryan Hanigan from the 15-day DL. Sent RHP Brandon Workman to the GCL Red Sox for a rehab assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Sent 1B Justin Morneau to Charlotte (IL) for a rehab assignment.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Andrew Calica on a minor league contract.

DETROIT TIGERS — Placed LHP Daniel Norris on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Buck Farmer from Toledo (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed RHP Wade Davis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday.

Designated LHP Tyler Olson for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Brooks Pounders from Omaha (PCL).

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Optioned LHP Jose Alvarez to Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled RHP Nick Tropeano from Salt Lake.

MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Buddy Boshers to Rochester (IL). Reinstated RHP Trevor May from the 15-day DL. NEW YORK YANKEES — Optioned RHP Luis Cessa to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Recalled LHP Chasen Shreve from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned LHP David Rollins to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of OF Daniel Robertson from Tacoma. Transferred RHP Adrian Sampson to the 60-day DL. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Desmond Jennings on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Saturday.

Released RHP Ryan Webb. Recalled RHP Tyler Sturdevant from Durham (IL).

TEXAS RANGERS — Designated LHP Michael Roth for assignment. Recalled RHP Jose Leclerc from Round Rock (PCL). Sent RHPs Keone Kela to Round Rock and Yu Darvish to Frisco (TL) for rehab assignments. Traded OF Ryan Strausborger to Seattle for a 2016 international slot compensation.

JUNIOR GOLF INNISFAIL — Central Albertans dominated play at the Innisfail Junior Open Tuesday, the latest stop on the McLennan Ross Junior Golf Tour at the Innisfail Golf and Country Club.

Logan Hill of Red Deer fired a solid two-under par 70 to take the born in 1997-99 division and the overall title by two strokes over Jaxon Lynn of Innisfail and five ahead of defending champion Grant Numrich of Red Deer.

Sam Hamelin of Stettler’s Pheasantback was fourth overall and won the born in 200001 category with a 77.

Jordan Williamson of Red Deer’s Balmoral course and Rylan Plante-Crough of Innisfail were in a tie for fifth at 78 while Jackson Squires of

Pheasantback was eighth at 80 and Taylor Dobbs of Innisfail tied for ninth at 81.

Squires was second to Hamelin in the 2000-01 division with Dobbs tied for third.

Brady McKinlay and Brendan Grabo of Lacombe were tied for sixth at 83.

Cole Bergheim of the Red Deer Golf and Country Club won the born in 2002 and later division with a 41 over nine holes. Mark Janes of the RDGCC and Alex Gerrard of Innisfail tied for fifth at 46.

Nikki Norlin of Innisfail had a fine 78 to win the girls’ title with Kayla Ainscough of Innisfail fourth at 107.

The McLennan Ross Tour makes a stop in Lacombe today for the Jordan Brand Memorial tournament.

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This image released by Disney shows Ruby Barnhill, right, and the Big Friendly Giant from Giant Country, voiced by Mark Rylance, in a scene from ‘The BFG.’

As ‘Finding Dory’ soars, where did the flopping ‘The BFG’ go wrong?

MICHAEL CAVNA ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES Steven Spielberg’s The BFG might have seemed well-positioned to open nicely this holiday weekend.

It’s a feel-good, all-ages tale from a popular storyteller that flashes state-of-the-art digital effects. And, well, it’s got Spielberg’s name branded all over it.

But none of those factors appears to be as crucial to midsummer debut success as Hollywood thinks.

Disney/Pixar’s Finding Dory won its third-straight weekend by taking in an estimated $41.9 million over the holiday frame, topping the debuts of WB’s The Legend of Tarzan ($38.1 million) and Universal’s The Purge: Election Year ($30.8 million). Trailing all three was the underwhelming opening of Disney’s The BFG ($19.58 million), which had a reported production budget of $140 million.

So just where did The BFG go wrong?

The film, after all, received an A- CinemaScore from opening-day audiences, and garnered a solid score of 66 on Metacritic — not quite in Dory’s company (Metascore: 77), but certainly a superior critical average than the Purge sequel (55) and Tarzan (43).

Yet there are other factors that foreshadowed why The BFG was relatively D.O.A. for the Fourth of July weekend. Here are a few.

1. The WTH? title The BFG (short for “big, friendly giant”) was released by popular British writer Roald Dahl 34 years ago, and has reportedly sold tens of millions of copies in the U.K. Yet in the States, The BFG doesn’t have quite the same name recognition as beloved Dahl tales like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach and Matilda. (Ask some American teenage fans of those last three titles about The BFG, as I did, and you may get nothing but blank stares.)

The BFG, as the fuzzy acronym of a main title, needed to RIP in the United States, even if meant going with something like “Big Giant.”

2. The Spielberg brand The Spielberg name, contrary to some reports, is still highly relevant to many adult filmgoers; it continues to bestow a certain expectation of prestige cinema and storytelling quality among fans of such movies as the Oscar-nominated Bridge of Spies and Lincoln.

But to the under-16 set that a film like The BFG needs to appeal to massively? Frankly, such names as J.J. Abrams, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson now create a buzzier expectation among kids.

Spielberg remains a genius, but even the “genius” label ain’t necessarily bankable on an opening weekend during the summer -- aka the season of “Sausage Party.”

3. Whither the kid-friendly stars?

If the names of the film and the director don’t exactly excite the kids, then surely a name that res-

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFS Stratford Festival HD film productions available on demand STRATFORD, Ont. — A trio of Stratford Festival HD productions is now available on demand.

The first three titles captured for the project can be downloaded through iTunes and Google Play in Canada.

Viewers will be able to access Stratford productions of King Lear, King John and Antony and Cleopatra.

Hamlet, The Taming of the Shrew and The Adventures of Pericles will be added to the on-demand catalogue in 2017.

CBC-TV has already aired the first three titles,

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onates with younger viewers is among the featured leads, no?

No. The leading cast is replete with gifted and wonderful actors, from the Oscar-winning Mark Rylance (as the BFG) to Penelope Wilton to newcomer Ruby Barnhill (as young Sophie). And four superb talents -- Jemaine Clement, Rafe Spall, Rebecca Hall and Bill Hader -- are also in the mix. But there was no hedging of all-ages bets here by casting a well-known “Disney kid” -- or an Andy Serkis. This wasn’t necessary a miss -- just a casting calculation that didn’t add another element to the equation.

4. The box-office perils of motion-capture For seemingly everyone not named James Cameron or Peter Jackson, filmmaking that is heavily reliant on multiple motion-capture (or “mo-cap”) performances can be risky business, given the high costs and sometimes tepid audience response -- no matter how ingeniously gorgeous and inventive the spectacle.

For every smash like 2014’s Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, there can be a costly flop like 2013’s Jack the Giant Slayer, which grossed $65.2 million domestically on a reported $195 million budget; or 2011’s Mars Needs Moms (also from Disney), which grossed $21.4 million domestically on a $150 million budget.

Spielberg is one director who has succeeded with motion-capture in general, though: Smartly banking on the overseas popularity of the classic Herge cartoon character, Spielberg’s Adventures of Tintin made nearly 80 percent of its take overseas, to gross $374 million total.

Roald Dahl tales have been rendered beautifully in stop-motion animation in the past — James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox are standouts — but that technology tends to run at a fraction of the cost of motion-capture budgets.

That said, we can hope that BFG’s visual brilliance will eventually gain greater audience appreciation on the industry’s all-important next-step acronym: the DVD.

FUN WITH NUMBERS Over the full four-day holiday weekend, Finding Dory grossed $50.2 million, topping Tarzan ($45.6 million), The Purge sequel ($34.8 million) and The BFG ($22.3 million). ● Finding Dory has grossed $380.5 million domestically and is just about to pass the original, 2003’s Finding Nemo, when not adjusting for inflation. ● Dory still has an outside shot at becoming the biggest domestic animated film ever. The champion remains DreamWorks Animation’s Shrek 2 ($441.2 million, not adjusted for inflation).

Writer/artist/visual storyteller Michael Cavna is creator of the “Comic Riffs” column and graphic-novel reviewer for The Post’s Book World. He relishes sharp-eyed satire in most any form. and the latest trio will be presented beginning this summer.

Starting in 2014, the festival embarked on a mission to film all Shakespeare plays over the course of a decade. Executive director Anita Gaffney says the films have been seen by more than 200,000 people, and they hope to extend the reach of the initiative with the on-demand service.

Iranian leaders mourn loss of acclaimed director Kiarostami TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s president and foreign minister have praised the acclaimed director Abbas Kiarostami, who died Monday at the age of 76.

President Hassan Rouhani said Tuesday on Twitter that the director’s “different and deep attitude toward life and invitation to peace and friendship” would be a “lasting achievement.”

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Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre Garage Sale will be offered on July 7 to 9. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday.

Contact Diane at 403-343-6074.

LOS ANGELES — When Lauren Higgins tried to sign up for Spotify’s premium plan on her iPhone, she was irked that the music service asked for $13 a month, $3 more than the gift subscription she had given her boyfriend.

“I was pissed and I wasn’t going to do it,” said Higgins, a 25-year-old public-relations executive in New York.

She tweeted her annoyance. Within five minutes, a member of Spotify’s social media team reached out to tell her that she could get Spotify for a monthly $10 fee if she signed up on the web rather than through Apple. She did just that.

Call it a $3 tax on ignorance, as Apple prohibits apps from pointing to lower prices available elsewhere.

Spotify says it charges a “significant” number of its 30 million paying subscribers $3 more per month because they sign up through Apple, which takes a cut of up to 30 per cent. Spotify says 70 per cent of its revenue already goes to artists, recording labels and music publishers, so turning over another 30 per cent to Apple would leave Spotify with nothing unless it passes along the fee to customers.

The price gap is especially grating to music services like Spotify because Apple’s own Apple Music service doesn’t have to pay the same fee and can charge just $10.

“They’re trying to have their cake and eat ours, too,” Spotify spokesman Jonathan Prince said. “We find it bad for consumers, unfair to consumers and ultimately something that could stifle music streaming subscriptions across the board.”

The dispute has intensified in recent weeks as Spotify got more aggressive about offering subscriptions outside Apple’s billing system. It also suspended new subscriptions from iPhone apps completely.

Last week, Spotify complained that Apple had rejected a new version of Spotify’s iPhone app over the dispute. Apple shot a letter back, saying its rules applied equally to all app developers, regardless of whether they competed with Apple. Prince responded in a tweet Friday that Spotify wasn’t doing anything prohibited. Spotify and Apple declined further comment.

Many app makers, including Spotify, have long tolerated the fee — not least because hundreds of millions of people worldwide use iPhones, and Apple users tend to spend a lot more on apps than Android users.

Spotify initially didn’t offer subscriptions through the iPhone app at all. Users had to sign up elsewhere before returning to the app to sign in. But in 2014, Spotify relented and instead passed on the $3 Apple fee onto consumers.

Several other music streaming services do the same, including Rhapsody and Tidal. And when YouTube launched its Red subscription for ad-free videos and on-demand music last fall, it also set the price for Apple users at $13, $3 more than elsewhere.

The $3 fee each month builds up to $36 over a year and $144 over four.

Last July, U.S. Democratic Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota wrote to both the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission calling for an investigation into whether Apple was “engaging in anticompetitive behaviour in the music streaming market” because of the fee and its app guidelines.

The Justice Department directed inquiries to the FTC, which acknowledged receiving the letter but declined comment.

Apple has already come under fire about not allowing links to outside stores. It lost an e-books price-fixing case in 2013. Apple has appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the case “presents issues of surpassing importance to the United States economy.”

In response to all the criticism, Apple said in June that it would halve its 30-per cent cut of in-app subscriptions if developers could hold onto subscribers longer than a year. For a $10 subscription, Apple’s cut would be $1.50 instead of $3.

Some services, including Netflix, Pandora, Hulu, Showtime and HBO Now, decline to pass any extra fees to consumers and charge the same price through Apple’s app as they would elsewhere. Others avoid Apple’s billing system altogether. Amazon lets you watch previously purchased videos on iPhones, but won’t let you buy new ones. There’s no such restriction on Android. Music service Deezer asks iPhone users to subscribe over the web.

And not everyone blames Apple, either.

Amber Bernardi-Eteuati, a 20-year-old aspiring filmmaker in Massachusetts, let her subscription to Spotify lapse last year when money was tight. But she missed features like the ability to play songs from Sam Smith, Pentatonix and other favourites on demand. When she peeked at the price on her iPhone, “I was in shock.”

Reached on Twitter by a reporter, Bernardi-Eteuati said she was mad at Spotify. “Passing the extra cost to customers and not just keeping it the price it’s always been is sneaky and if I understand it correctly, greedy,” she said through Twitter direct message. She ended up getting a new subscription — but used her laptop to get the lower price.

FIRST THURSDAYS IN THE SNELL First Thursdays in the Snell are free chamber music concerts from 12:15 to 1 p.m. at Red Deer Public Library Downtown Branch in the Snell Auditorium on the first Thursday of each month. Café Noir provides free coffee and tea. The July 7 event features Dr. Ted Isonor’s Sweetie Katz Music Studio. Phone 403-3429122. Free will donation at the door.

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JOSH RICKARD TRIO ON THE ROSS STREET PATIO The Downtown Business Association provides entertainment lunch hours every Tuesday and Thursday and Wednesday evenings during the ATB Downtown Market throughout the summer season.

The free concert runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the patio.

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HEALTH WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016

The new science of sun protection DRS OZ & ROIZEN YOU DOCS Got a love-hate relationship with your sunscreen? You’re not alone.

We plunk down nearly $400 million a year on sun-care products in bottles, cans, tubes and sticks — even as new research shows that many don’t live up to the protection promise on the label, contain troubling chemicals and are prone to user errors, like not reapplying at specified intervals or after that dunk in the pool.

But hold it. We still think the right sunscreen, worn the right way, is important for reducing your exposure to the sun’s skin-frying ultraviolet rays that cause wrinkling, age spots and up to 90 per cent of all skin cancers. Just don’t make that sticky bottle in your beach bag your only protection strategy.

Here’s our latest guide to the new science of sun protection: No. 1: Skip sunscreens that let you

down. Plenty of sun-care products filter only the sun’s UVB rays, the kind that trigger nasty sunburns. They let UVA through. That’s dangerous, because UVA rays ding DNA in skin cells in two ways that promote the development of melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer.

First, UVA penetrates deeper into the skin, causing damage that can transform healthy, young skin cells into cancer cells. Second, it also switches off a gene that guards against this transformation.

Good to know: A product’s SPF (sun protection factor) refers only to how well it blocks UVB. You need that (we like an SPF of 30), but don’t stop there.

Make sure your sunscreen also says “broad spectrum” on the label. This means it contains ingredients that filter or reflect UVA. No. 2: Steer clear of questionable chemicals. Lots of sunscreens contain UV-shielding ingredients that may act like hormones in the body or could trigger allergies and asthma attacks, according to research by the Environmental Working Group and the Silent Spring Institute. These include oxybenzone, found in most chemical sun-

screens. Lab research suggests that it may affect the development of a fetus.

Some also contain methylisothiazolinone, a preservative that may trigger skin allergies, and retinyl palmitate, a skin-conditioning agent that in lab studies spurred the growth of cancer cells in the presence of sunlight.

Good to know: We advocate using mineral-based sunscreens containing zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, which act as physical sun blockers, reflecting UV rays away from your skin. But a new analysis by Consumer Reports has found that just one in four mineral sunscreens actually protected at the SPF level on the label. Skip to No. 4 for our take on what to do about that.

No. 3: Stop skimping! Sunscreen’s not magic, but plenty of people think one application is all you need. In one study, people wearing higher SPF types stayed out in the sun longer and were more likely to get sunburned than those who wore lower SPF sunscreens. Other mistakes that mess up your protection include not using enough, not reapplying often enough and only slathering up when you know you’ll be outdoors for a while.

Good to know: Use an ounce (about

a shotglass full) every time you put on sunscreen; reapply after swimming, sweating or every three to four hours.

And don’t be fooled by higher SPF numbers; compared to SPF 30, an SPF 50 product only protects against an extra one per cent of UVB rays. Use sunscreen on cloudy days and even if you have darker skin.

It’s also wise to pat a daily sunscreen on your face and other exposed skin, as small, daily doses of sun protection contribute to protecting skin from cancer, too.

No. 4: Cover up and sit in the shade.

Don’t rely on sunscreen alone. It’s difficult to remember to put it on every day, and using it less often isn’t proven to protect much against skin cancer.

Invest in a hat with a wide brim, sunglasses with big lenses and a shirt and pants with a UPF (ultraviolet protection factor) of at least 30, too. That way you can enjoy the summer sun without getting fried.

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.

DOG FIRST TO BE USED TO SNIFF OUT C. DIFFICILE

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS VANCOUVER — A Vancouver hospital is targeting C. difficile infections by deploying a detection dog to sniff out the superbug that’s notorious for spreading in health facilities.

Angus, a two-year-old English springer spaniel, is believed to be the world’s only dog trained to track the scent of the potentially deadly bacterium in hospitals.

His skill will enhance the capabilities of three cleaning robots used by Vancouver General Hospital to eradicate C. difficile, which is invisible to the naked eye.

“He’s extremely persistent, he’s very independent, nothing stops him,” his owner, Teresa Zurberg, told reporters Tuesday after leading Angus through an odour-detection demonstration.

“What really gets me is when I have patients and families and friends come up and say, ‘Hey, I have C. diff or my grandma died from C. diff, that’s really cool what you’re doing.’ So hopefully it can help save some other lives.”

C. difficile attacks people with immune systems weakened by antibiotics and is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in hospitals. Its most severe effects can require colon surgery and even lead to death.

Hospitals in the Vancouver region treat about 700 cases each year, with about 30 per cent originating outside facilities, said Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, medical director for infection control with Vancouver Coastal Health.

“Clostridium difficile is a bacteria that is able to form spores. Therefore, it is resistant to a lot of our cleaning

agents and it can persist in the environment for a long period of time,” Bryce said.

Vancouver General already uses three UV-light disinfecting robots, but they can’t possibly cover the entire hospital, she said.

“We can now use Angus to help us detect the reservoirs, and then we can use the additional cleaning and the ultraviolet light a little more strategically.”

Angus will start by working in areas where he can search with few distractions, such as unoccupied patient rooms, medication rooms and hallways, Bryce said.

Zurberg, who is a certified trainer of bomb and drug-detecting dogs, came up with the idea with her husband after she nearly died from a C. difficile infection three years ago.

She became sick after taking high doses of antibiotics to treat a big gash on her leg. She was rushed to hospital, where she lost nine kilograms in five days and remained ill for several months.

Her husband Markus Zurberg, who works as a patient safety co-ordinator for Vancouver Coastal Health, found an article online about a dog named Cliff in Amsterdam who was trained to sniff C. difficile on patients. He posed the possibility to his wife of training a dog to work in hospitals.

“I told him, ‘If it’s got a smell I can teach a dog to find it,’ ” she said.

They acquired Angus in Montana and Teresa Zurberg trained him for about 18 months.

She said Angus has the same risk of contracting C. difficile as humans, but she’s not worried because his immune system is not compromised.

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Canada’s first C. difficile sniffing dog, Angus, searches for a sample of the infection with his owner and trainer Teresa Zurberg, a former C. difficile patient, during a demonstration at Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday. The two-year-old field-bred English Springer Spaniel will be used at the hospital to help battle the infection that is a concern because it attacks people whose immune systems have been compromised by antibiotics.

“It’s a calculated risk, and he’s at very low risk to get it,” she said, adding Angus is seen by a veterinarian regularly.

She hopes his high success rate will ultimately prompt other health authorities to get dogs trained to detect C. difficile.

What to do when you are prescribed a cocktail of drugs SENIORS Recently CBC news reported the story of a senior who was on a combination of medications, which ultimately led to an incorrect diagnosis of dementia. Geriatricians say the wrong mix of drugs can cause unexpected cognitive side-effects in seniors, including confusion, memory loss and aggression – symptoms suggestive of Alzheimer’s disease.

In case, you missed the news cast, here is the story. Three years ago, 82-year-old Betty Wallwork was prescribed a long list of medications, to ease her earache, swollen ankle, a chest cold, and facilitate healing after a cataract surgery. These medications made her sick, confused, angry, argumentative, and affected her thinking ability. When she explained her symptoms to her physician, a cognitive test was done and she was diagnosed with dementia.

Betty did not believe she had dementia and started researching online about the drugs she was taking, and realized that the mix of drugs was the culprit. She discontinued the medications and underwent another cognitive assessment which proved that the initial diagnosis was incorrect.

Up to 20 per cent of dementias could be due to a bad mix of medications, according to Larry Chambers, a scientific adviser with the Alzheimer Society of Canada.

In fact some of the antihistamines (allergy medications), anticholinergics – medications commonly used to treat bladder symptoms, sleeplessness, asthma and so on, and benzodiazepines used to treat anxiety, sleeplessness, etc. can cause significant cognitive issues, if taken on a high dose for a prolonged period. Drugs that can be purchased from a pharmacy without a prescription can also have harmful effects on the brain.

Besides causing symptoms of dementia, inappropriate prescribing of medications is a significant cause of preventable sickness, hospitalization and death in older individuals. 40 per

pharmacist pick up prescribing errors, such as duplication of prescriptions.

• Every 6months/ year, take out all the medications in your cabinet and show them to your doctor so that he or she is aware of what you are actually taking.

What happens if you are taking five, seven, or 10 medications a day? Like Betty, you could be wrongly diagnosed with dementia, or you might end up in hospital, critically ill. So, the next time

you get a new prescription, ask your doctor if you really need it.

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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cent of all drug prescriptions are filled for older adults, who comprise less than 15 per cent of the total population. Estimates suggest that the average senior takes five to seven different medications of which three to four are prescription medications, and two to three are over-the-counter medications.

According to Geriatrician Dr. Andrew Duxbury at University of Alabama, overprescription sets the stage for life-threatening adverse side-effects and drug interactions. The Institute of Medicine estimates that medication-related problems kill more than 100,000 people each year.

Adverse side-effects are especially problematic in elderly persons who often suffer simultaneously from several chronic illnesses that require treatment with multiple medications.

Liver and kidney function change with age, thereby increasing the time taken by our body to process and eliminate medications. Aging also causes a decrease in lean muscle mass and a consequent increase in fatty tissue. So a fat-soluble medication that remains in a middle-aged person’s system for 24 hours will remain in an older individual’s body for three to four days.

The majority of older individuals see at least one to two specialists, and each physician may prescribe a new medication without full knowledge of the patient’s active medication list.

The results is the cascade effect of one medication causing side-effects leading to addition of a second medication, and so on.

The solution? Take ownership of your health.

Here are some medication management tips for older individuals and their families.

• Carry an updated list of all your medications and make sure that your doctors know all medications (including over-the counter/ herbal) you are taking.

• When a new medication is prescribed, find out what it does, and whether the dose prescribed is the smallest.

• If you are not taking a medication because it is expensive, tell your doctor clearly.

• Get to know your pharmacist, and get all your prescriptions filled at the same pharmacy. This will help your

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CAWSON McWhan Wendy Victor Eugene 1945 - 2016 1965 - 2016 It is with great sadness that It is with great sadness that we announce Victor Eugene we announce the passing of McWhan of Calgary AB Mrs. Wendy Patricia Cawson passed away peacefully of Red Deer, Alberta on surrounded by his family at Sunday, July 3, 2016 at the of 70 years.

A the Peter Loughheed age Hospital on June 26, 2016 at Celebration of Life will be the age of 50. Victor is announced at a later date. In survived by his mother place of flowers, Memorial Dorothy, his siblings; Alan Donations in Wendy’s honor (Janice), Brenda, Don may be made to a charity the donor’s choice.

(Annette) and Casey (Donna), of along with several nieces Condolences may be sent or and nephews. Victor was viewed at predeceased by his father www.parklandfuneralhome.com Arrangements in the care of Alex and brother Ted. Vic PARKLAND FUNERAL worked in the drilling industry HOME AND CREMATORIUM until a vehicle accident left 6287 - 67 A Street him a quadriplegic. Despite (Taylor Drive), Red Deer. the injury he pursued an 403.340.4040. education at SAIT and subsequently he went on to teach drilling technology at SAIT for several years. Vic enjoyed comedy and tried his hand at it at several events and venues in Calgary where he did very well. A funeral service will be held at the Lousana Hall on Thursday, July 7th, 2016 at 1:00pm.

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KATHERINE RUDDICK March 2, 1972 - July 6, 2014

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In loving memory of DAREN THOMPSON Apr. 10, 1966 - June 12, 2005 In the rising of the sun and in its going down, I remember you so well and miss you so much! In everything you did; your work on the farm, your house and yard, complete with flowers, planters and trees, the visits you made to Helen and I only one half mile away, and the great choices you always made with the buying of gifts; Christmas, Birthday or just to show your love, appreciation, and respect, everything done to perfection. You reminded me of my Dad a lot. He was a prince of a man and always had so much respect for everyone. In some of our conversations...you would tell me how you wanted to get married...but you “could not find a girl like your Mother”!

What a “compliment”, and you were right, there was, and is only one Helen, and now you are side by side, and I visit you both very often. Daren... I miss your love and support more than any words can express!

Thanks to God for the time He gave us together.

Until we meet again, Love Forever; Dad

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In loving memory of HELEN THOMPSON Dec. 22, 1938 - July 5, 2014 Here it is the end of the second year since you passed away...and like some people I have met who have lost there “soul mate,” have said to me...It does not get any easier. But because of our faith in God and his promise that we “will meet again”, we do understand it better and look forward to that time. I miss you so much, and remember the great great life we had together, like...In the chill of winter as we ski-raced down the mountains giving it our all; in the rebirth of spring and the beauty of our new flowers, and you coming to the field with my lunch pail and riding in the tractor with me; In the blueness of the sky and the warmth of summer, on the golf course, and you “beating” me by more than a little bit; In the beauty of autumn, and you running your combine and I running mine, side by side, in another good crop that God so blessed us with! I “thank God” for giving you to me, to make me the most lucky guy in the whole world. You truly are, and always will be, my “Princess”!

I miss you continuously and will “Love you Forever”!

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ZIEGLER Arnold Charles Ziegler was born in Stettler, Alberta on April 4, 1936. Arnold passed away on June 18, 2016 in the Heritage House in Stettler.

He was predeceased by his dad Charlie, his mother Marie; three brothers Dennis, Donald, Gary; brother-in-law Gordon Shoemaker. Arnold leaves behind five children: Dale, Darcy (Jaracah), Robert (Lisa), Diana and Jamey; seven grandchildren Aimee, Ryland, Brennan, Carson, Darian, Jacob and Joshua; four sisters Joan, Marlene, Audrey (Norman), Carol (Lloyd); five brothers Ross (Delores), Marvin (Louise), Terry (Daphne), Brian (Rose) Leonard (Judith) as well as numerous other relatives and friends. A graveside service will be held for Arnold on July 9th, 2016 at 2:00 PM in the Red Willow Cemetery with lunch and visiting to follow in the Red Willow Hall, Memorial donations may be made to the Red Willow Cemetery, Stettler Health Services Foundation/Palliative Care Unit or a charity of your choice c/o Stettler Funeral Home, Box 1780, Stettler, AB, T0C 2L0. Sympathies may be forwarded to the family by signing the guestbook at www.stettlerfuneralhome.com STETTLER FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORIUM, 403-742-3422, entrusted with the care and funeral arrangements.

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Time bomb with the in-laws DEAR ANNIE ANNIE LANE Dear Annie: I’ve been happily married for 10 years.

During the time I’ve known my inlaws, I’ve gone from liking them and tolerating our differences in how we relate and communicate to dreading their visits and having very little tolerance for them.

They always think they know best.

And even when they actually do know better than we do and help us come to the right solution for something, it’s explained in a condescending way. It has the tone of, “That’s obviously how you should do it. Why didn’t you think of that?”

It puts me on the defensive, and then the whole day feels tense, although I’m not even sure they notice.

Another thing that annoys me is when my mother-in-law decides to start cleaning the house and reorganizing the cabinets. I know; it sounds nice — but if you knew this woman, you’d see she’s being passive-aggressive. She makes little “joking” comments about our clutter.

Then there’s my father-in-law, who tinkers with the thermostat whenever he’s here until it feels as if we’re in a jungle. I would never dream of changing the thermostat without asking in a house I’m a guest in! Even thinking about it now, I feel my blood pressure rising.

With every visit, my fuse gets shorter and shorter. My wife hears me, but she’s lived with it all her life; she doesn’t know any different. And she’s always quick to point out all the things she has to deal with when we’re with my parents.

What do you suggest? — Tick, Tick…

Dear Tick: You’d better dial your own thermostat down a few degrees, bub!

There’s a lot to be said for picking your battles, and that goes doubly when it comes to in-laws.

The next time they’re in town and you feel your temperature rising — literally or figuratively — take a quick break to cool off. Go in the bathroom and splash yourself with cold water if you need to. Stamp out those flames of anger before they consume you.

With practice, you’ll learn to let the little things slide. And chill out about the thermostat.

Dear Annie: I live in an apartment, and my next-door neighbor is on my last nerve.

His TV is on our shared wall, and the sound permeates my apartment.

I get that apartment dwellers have to deal with occasional parties and loud music and such, and I’ve always tried to be tolerant. But no one needs to watch CNN at full volume all day long.

He’s a young guy, probably mid-30s, so I don’t think his is an issue of poor hearing.

We don’t have much of a relation-

ship. When we see each other, we nod.

That’s about the extent of it.

I don’t want to make things awkward, but I can’t take it anymore. How should I go about asking him to turn down his TV? — Blasted Out Dear Blasted: Ah, the soothing sounds of the 24-hour news cycle.

What’s not to love?

Drop hints that you can hear him.

Perhaps the next time you see your neighbor in the hall, you could ask him what he thought of Anderson Cooper’s show last night.

If that doesn’t work, be direct. Tell him, “I’m sure you’re not aware, but I can hear your TV loud and clear.”

Then work together to find a mutually agreeable level at which to cap the noise.

If this neighbor turns out to be not-so-neighborly, then it’s time to go to the landlord and complain.

Hey, on the bright side, at least you’re up on current events.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

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These large, gregarious birds often travel and forage in large flocks, sometimes traveling long distances in V-formations. They soar gracefully on very broad, stable wings, high into the sky in and between thermals. On the ground they are ungainly, with an awkward, rolling, but surprisingly quick walk. This flock was spotted hanging out on the Red Deer River.

Ashley Madison dating site for adulterous clients reboots under new leaders

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — Ashley Madison, the infidelity dating company that was hit last year by a massive hack, now hopes that a more inclusive, female-friendly site — and new leadership — will help it woo new customers.

The Toronto-based company’s planned makeover is part of a broader strategy to rebuild the business that was left in shambles after last summer’s security breach, which exposed the personal dealings and financial information of millions of purported clients.

The cyberattack that made global headlines cost Ashley Madison’s parent company, Avid Life Media, about a quarter of its annual revenue, its new president and CEO said Tuesday.

The revamp also comes as the company is being investigated by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, a probe launched after the security incident, they said.

“We felt this was a great opportunity in time for the company to reinvent itself. In 2016, the world is vastly different than it was in 2010,” said Avid’s new CEO, Rob Segal.

The company found that roughly 45 per cent of Ashley Madison users are single and the balance were “looking for other experiences and other types

‘WE FELT THIS WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IN TIME FOR THE COMPANY TO REINVENT ITSELF. IN 2016, THE WORLD IS VASTLY DIFFERENT THAN IT WAS IN 2010.’

— ROB SEGAL PRESIDENT AND CEO OF AVID LIFE MEDIA, PARENT COMPANY OF ASHLEY MADISON

of things” besides the infidelity trumpeted under the previous regime, including polyamory, he said.

Segal gave few details about how the site aims to appeal to women, saying only that a “vastly different approach” would play out in coming weeks.

Avid is also looking to purchase other dating sites in an effort to expand, said the company’s new president, James Millership.

The company has invested millions in security over the past year, hiring Deloitte to monitor its systems around the clock and striving to achieve the top level of Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard compliance, a benchmark Millership said only a handful of dating sites have reached.

Avid’s founder and former CEO Noel Biderman left last August in the wake of the hacking attack — which raised questions about whether the company would be able to survive.

Ashley Madison was also plagued by allegations that it resorted to fake profiles of women — commonly known

as bots — to lure unsuspecting male customers.

The company had consistently denied the accusations but an Ernst & Young report it commissioned found the bots were still active in some parts of the world until late last year, Avid said.

“The bots, in terms of industry practice, it seems to be fairly widespread within the online dating space,” Millership said. “Under our leadership it certainly will not occur.”

Since the breach, membership has grown, he said, but revenue has declined 25 to 28 per cent to a projected $80 million this year, a drop he attributes to the loss of some of the company’s largest customers.

Regaining that trust is the top priority, Millership said.

“We understand as new leadership here that we have a long road ahead and we’ve got to continue to do right by our customers,” he said.

The company will stay in Toronto, where it employs 136 people, and move to a new office in the fall.

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Wednesday, July 6 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Do your best today to balance intellect and intuition.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Resist the temptation to be attracted to people and things that are no good for you. If you develop your willpower and intuition, then you’ll really start to go places.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The Moon’s in fellow fire sign Leo, so you’ll feel physically restless and emotionally excitable today Rams. You’re ready for action and adventure but avoid jumping to hasty, half-baked conclusions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can greatly influence others, as long as you are being 100 per cent honest. You also need to nurture two-way communication, especially involving family and friends. Take the time to really listen.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): The Moon shines a spotlight on clever and creative communication, so you must listen closely to others. And avoid making an impulsive — and extravagant — online purchase that you later regret.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be disciplined and nurture your body with good food and invigorating exercise, as Saturn stimulates your well being zone. When it comes to work matters, things are changing at a rapid rate.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Are you overdue to spend some quality time with a child, teenager or close friend? Make sure you respect their individuality — and appreciate that their views are very different to your own.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Family comes first at Villa Virgo today. So your motto for the moment is from birthday great, His Holiness The Dalai Lama: “A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation of your life.”

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Venus and Mars promise love, romance, friendship and fun times for lucky Librans today. It’s also a terrific time to socialize with work colleagues, as you mix business with plenty of pleasure.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t waste precious time worrying about money Scorpio.

A combination of savvy business sense and intuition will lead you in the right direction.

Work on building up your core self-esteem.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Those around you can expect some boisterous behaviour from yours truly today Sagittarius. Try to burn off excess fiery energy via physical activities and vigorous outdoor adventures.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): It’s time for clever Capricorns to take creative concepts and turn them into practical projects.

But don’t assume you know what others are thinking. Ask relevant questions and listen intently.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): It’s a wonderful day for work matters, as you use a combination of charm and chutzpah to get what you want — in the most delightful way.

Plus take some time out to nurture a close relationship.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pisceans can live in a fantasy world, where amazing ideas never see the light of day. Today, Saturn urges you to take your abstract aspirations and transform them into robust reality, especially at work.

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

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