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AGRI-TRADE TRIUMPH

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Thousands attended the annual Agri-Trade Equipment Expo at Westerner Park last week.

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of dollars, it’s not an impulse decision. So they’ll come in here, and evaluate the different equipment, and make comparisons because everybody is here,” said Fiddler.

Attendance was slightly down from previous years, but the number of exhibitors was up to 470 from 425 this

year.

“We’ve had a really good showing in terms of the amount of exhibitors, but farmers are still harvesting,” said Fiddler. “We’re glad they’re harvesting, and the exhibitors are glad they’re harvesting, and we sure hope they can finish the harvest.”

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manager for the Agri-Trade Equipment Expo, said the event was a great way for people to compare equipment and prices. Some purchases were made during the show, and other purchases will be made in the spring.

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CENTRAL ALBERTA HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING

COMMENT: 10-11

Join the Historical Society on Nov. 16, 7 p.m., at Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery to hear Dr. Carter, Department of History — University of Alberta, speak about women’s suffrage on the Prairies. For more information, contact Shelia 403-347-7873.

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Central Alberta Refugee Effort (C.A.R.E.) Committee offers Level 2 Intercultural Awareness Training Workshop on Nov. 16, 6:30 to 9 p.m., at the C.A.R.E. office. Discover the benefit and value of cultural awareness in workplace ad organizations. To register, contact Jan at 403-346-8818, or jan.underwood@care2centre.ca.

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MINIMAG — ITSY BITSY SPIDER FINGER PUPPETS Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery offers MiniMAG every Wednesday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. On Nov. 16, drop-in and create Itsy Bitsy Spider inspired finger/hand puppets. Cost is $2 per child for Friends of Red Deer Museum members, or $3 per child for non-members. Parents and caregivers are free. Little ones may enjoy some toy time, create mini masterpieces, and play, while adults enjoy a cup of coffee. Perfect for children ages five and under. For more information, call 403-309-8405, or email museum@reddeer.ca, see reddeermuseum.com.

NOVEMBER 15 1885 — Father André, Louis Riel’s priest, visits his charge in his jail cell, and tells him he is to be hanged the next day.

1890 — Regina YMCA becomes the first electrically lighted building in Saskatchewan.

1942 — Edmonton hit with record snowfall of 19.5 inches (39.9 cm).

1948 — Mackenzie King retires as Prime Minister of Canada after 21 years of service; in power since October 23, 1935, he set a British Commonwealth record for long service; Louis St. Laurent sworn in as his successor.

1956 — United Nations Emergency Force arrives in Egypt; devised by Canada’s Lester Pearson to solve the impasse between Egypt on one hand, France and Britain on the other.

1972 — Alberta passes provincial Alberta Bill of Rights.

1990 — George Bush passes Clean Air Act; commits U.S. to cut Sulphur Dioxide emissions from power plants by over 50 per cent by year 2000. Act took 16 months to get through Congress; intended to reduce acid rain damage in New England, Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes.

2004 — U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission opens a civil fraud lawsuit against Canadian financier Conrad Black.

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EDUCATION

‘You can’t let them win’ Fairview Elementary to RED DEER SOUTH MLA DEFIANT IN FACE OF FAKE participate in provincial TWITTER, FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS school nutrition program

BY MURRAY CRAWFORD ADVOCATE STAFF

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efiant in the face of online harassment, a Red Deer MLA isn’t letting someone else speak for

her.

Fake Twitter and Facebook accounts were created in September in Red Deer South MLA Barb Miller’s name.

“I was horrified,” said Miller.

“You’re shocked someone would do something like that. You wonder who did it, but the first thing you think when you see the comments ‘is my family safe?’ ” Posts on the Facebook page ran counter to Miller’s political positions, others she described as “bad.”

Several strangers messaged Miller on through her personal Facebook page, telling her there was an obvious fake account. A friend then sent her a link to the account.

Of her experience as an MLA for almost 18 months, she felt this incident was uncalled for.

“You can’t let them win,” said Miller. “You have to get up and, just like I did the day I found out about it, you have to get up Saturday morning, Sunday morning and do my work. You can’t let it scare you away, because that’s what they want.

“I was elected by the people of Red Deer to be their voice. I’m not going to let a few keyboard warriors scare me away from what I was elected to do.”

Mary Anne Jablonski, Red Deer North MLA from 2000 to 2015, said all MLAs face criticism especially in difficult times, noting the importance of having a “thick skin.”

“I faced criticism, but I rarely felt it was because I was female,” said Jablonski.

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AGRI-TRADE: Connect with clients For those who were able to attend the event, Fiddler was happy with what he saw.

“The people that were here and are (finished with the) harvest were buying and exhibitors were mostly pleased with what’s happening with the business being done,” said Fiddler.

Valdene Callin, community and member relations co-ordinator for EQUS REA Ltd, an electric utility company in Innisfail, said the trade show was a great chance to connect with current and potential clients.

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NDP MLA for Red Deer South Barb Miller outside her constituency office in Red Deer.

Jablonski said harassment and intimidation happened, but it was in subtle ways.

“I think it happens to a lot of people and not just because you’re female,” said Jablonski. “It only fired me up, and inspired me to get the job done right.

“When things aren’t going well, people will be less subtle.”

But what Miller experienced was far from subtle.

Miller made a plea for those who do this sort of online bullying to think about the innocent people affected by it.

“The husbands, partners, kids, grandkids. They’re all innocent in this,” said Miller. “I can expect this because this is the way politics is.

“It’s not going to scare me away.”

The accounts have since been shut down. mcrawford@reddeeradvocate.com “We’re member-owned so it’s important for them to see that we are out supporting the farming industry.

With the crowds that have been out for the last four days it’s been a great opportunity to interact with the public,” said Callin.

This was the first year Fiddler managed the expo. He said there is no better location to host the event than at Westerner Park.

“Westerner Park is a great facility and we always say it’s the right show at the right time and the right location. Maybe the timing was a little off with the weather we’ve had, but this event is in the heart of agriculture production for western Canada,” said Fiddler.

The Agri-Trade Equipment Expo is set to return at the same time next year. jonathan.guignard@ reddeeradvocate.com

ed Deer Public Schools is one of 14 school jurisdictions taking part in a provincial pilot program announced Monday targeting school nutrition.

Only one school from each jurisdiction can participate and Red Deer Public chose Fairview Elementary School.

The school’s 230 pre-kindergarten to Grade 5 students will all have access to free, healthy breakfasts and lunches hopefully by December.

Nicola Golby, associate superintendent with learning services, said the district decided to provide a universal program instead of serving a very small number of students who are the most in need.

“We want all of our students to be happy and successful at school. Part of making that happen is making sure they have nutritious food available,” Golby said on Monday.

It’s a way to provide equity which is one of the districts’s priorities, she added.

The meal program meet cultural and religious diversity, as well as special dietary needs of individual students. Parents do have the ability to opt out of the program.

Each jurisdiction will receive $250,000 for the pilot, funded from Alberta Education’s existing budget.

‘WE WANT ALL OF OUR STUDENTS TO BE HAPPY AND SUCCESSFUL AT SCHOOL. PART OF MAKING THAT HAPPEN IS MAKING SURE THEY HAVE NUTRITIOUS FOOD AVAILABLE.’ — NICOLA GOLBY ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT

Jurisdictions were chosen based on greatest need determined by socioeconomic status data from Statistics Canada.

Results from the pilot will help guide nutrition programs for schools across the province in 2017-18.

Red Deer Public already runs breakfast and snack programs at its schools to feed hungry students.

Golby said the pilot expands those food programs at Fairview.

“We know it’s difficult for students to concentrate on learning when they’re hungry. It’s heart-breaking for us to know we have students sitting in our classrooms that are arriving at school hungry. This is our opportunity to just take away that barrier.”

She said the district is lining up a caterer to provide the meals and is grateful to be part of pilot that is part of the province’s Future Ready initiative. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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COUNTY OF STETTLER

Councillor under investigation for conflict of interest

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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ounty of Stettler has called in a lawyer to look into a potential conflict of interest by a councillor who denies any wrongdoing.

Council says in a Nov. 10 statement that it “has reason to believe Coun.

Ernie Gendre failed to disclose the existence of a pecuniary interest in a matter before council at the Sept. 14, 2016, council meeting in accordance with Section 171 of the Municipal Government Act …

The statement goes on to say that “council directs administration to obtain legal advice on available options.”

County chief administrative officer Tim Fox said the councillor voted on a contract to extend a water line to a new public works shop. The winning contractor subsequently sub-contracted Gendre’s son to do some directional drilling on the project.

Under the Municipal Government Act, a councillor is required to disclose a pecuniary (financial) interest in a matter before council. A pecuniary interest is defined as a matter that a councillor knows or should know that it could affect the councillor’s family.

In those cases, the councillor must

abstain from voting and, in most cases, leave the room during the discussion and vote.

Gendre said when he voted on the project, his son, Ryan Gendre, who owns Diablo Directional Drilling, had not been sub-contracted.

Since he did not know — and nor did his son — that Diablo would get the drilling contract, “I did not believe I had any conflict of interest in there, or pecuniary interest.”

Gendre argues he could not know when he voted that his son’s firm — in which Ernie has no financial interest — would submit the winning quote on the project.

“I have no control over who (the main contractor) contacts or who he sub-contracts on there.”

Fox said the law, not the county, ultimately decides whether the councillor was in the wrong.

Council’s attention was drawn to a possible conflict of interest in a letter to the county from a group of six ratepayers.

They claim that some of Gendre’s construction equipment was working on the public works building project, which they allege is a conflict of interest.

Gendre said the equipment was not his, but belonged to his son. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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Steve Lane, associate vice-president academic at Red Deer College, and Naveen Anand, director of applied research and innovation, say RDC’s engineering, trades and technology department is increasingly busy with research for industry and business.

RESEARCH

Olds, Red Deer among Canada’s top 50 research colleges

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lds College rose and Red Deer College fell in the ranking of Canada’s top 50 research colleges.

Olds College jumped to 17th place in 2015 from 21st in 2014. Red Deer College dropped to 35th from 27th in Canada’s Top 50 Research Colleges 2016, produced by RE$EARCH Infosource Inc. Olds College, which specializes in agriculture, horticulture, land and environmental management, was ranked 27th in 2013.

Toby Williams, director of Olds College Centre for Innovation, said her college has a lot of experience doing applied research in collaboration with industry.

“I think the more you do, the better you get at it,” Williams said on Monday.

“We’re a small college. We can’t do things without industry being involved.”

The college’s unique agricultural focus may have also helped it advance on the research path, she said.

“We’re going to continue to be focused on agriculture. There’s a need for innovation and problem solving and creativity in agriculture and Olds College wants to be there. It’s a really nice fit with our mandate,” Williams said.

Olds College also does apparel

research at its Apparel Innovation Centre in Calgary.

The national ranking showed the number of research partnerships.

Among medium-sized colleges, Red Deer College ranked sixth with 43 partnerships and Olds College was 10th with 33 partnerships.

Naveen Anand, director of applied research and innovation at Red Deer College, said rankings are based on many factors that vary between institutions and RDC’s drop is not a concern.

“The fact we’re in the top 50 is a very big credit to this region and Alberta itself. I feel that is something that speaks volumes,” Anand said.

“We have our own niche and we are the only game in the Central Alberta area, which is in the engineering and trades and technology area. Our services are very much in demand.”

He said RDC has been affected by the collapse of the oil and gas sector, and more small and medium enterprises were looking for help to diversify in 2016.

“We’re already seeing an uptick in the desire for our services. Given what we see in the environment, we don’t think this trend will decrease.

This trend will increase,” Anand said.

Steve Lane, RDC associate vicepresident academic, said there is a breadth of programming at RDC. Not all of it lends itself to connections with industry or business which can impact the research ranking. szielinski@reddeeradvocate.com

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MADD

Albertans concerned about drug driving: survey

BY LANA MICHELIN ADVOCATE STAFF

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s MADD prepares to memorialize Central Albertans killed by drunk drivers, many Albertans fear the roads will be more dangerous after the legalization of marijuana.

A new survey done by the CMA (Canadian Automobile Association) found 63 per cent of Canadians and 61 per cent of Albertans believe there will be more traffic havoc once marijuana is legalized next spring.

While a majority of respondents are predicting more impaired driving incidents will result, only a quarter of

those polled believe police are properly prepared to deal with this change.

MADD Canada is pushing for police to get approval for road-side saliva testing. “If they don’t approve oral fluids testing when marijuana is legalized, then there will be an increase in impaired driving and a significant increase in crashes,” predicted Andrew Murie, CEO for MADD Canada, out of Oakville, Ont. Murie said only urine tests are now available when police suspect a motorist of driving under the influence of drugs. But urine testing can be ineffective, he said. “It just shows there are drugs in your body. It doesn’t show impairment.”

He believes saliva tests will be

necessary, and legal blood limits for marijuana will have to be set before legalization can happen. A government-appointed task force will make recommendations to the justice minister this month as to how marijuana use can be made legal. Murie believes it will then take six to eight months before the law is passed.

Meanwhile, Red Deer’s MADD chapter will hold its 24th-annual local candlelight vigil to remember those who were killed by drunk driving. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 19, at St. Luke’s Church in Red Deer. Candles will be lit for loved ones. And the guest speaker will be Patricia Hynes, national president of MADD from Newfoundland, whose

stepson was killed by a drunk driver.

Many people who have lost family members find it helpful to talk to others in the same situation, said Peggy Gougeon, treasurer of Red Deer’s MADD chapter. “They feel they are not alone.” But she knows of others who can’t attend the vigil “because it’s too hard on them.”

Gougeon’s eight-year-old sister was hit and killed by a drunken motorist in 1978, while riding her bike on a country road in Ontario. Her needless alcohol-related death is something Gougeon has never gotten over.

“It makes you feel helpless, angry and hurt that someone consciously made the choice to drive.” lmichelin@reddeeradvocate.com

REGIONAL SEWER LINE

Sewer rates unlikely to skyrocket, says Blackfalds mayor

BY PAUL COWLEY ADVOCATE STAFF

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acombe and Blackfalds residents likely won’t face steep utility rate increases projected by the commission behind a regional sewage line.

Blackfalds Mayor Melodie Stol said those numbers represent a “worstcase scenario based on conservative estimates” and rate increases are not expected to be as drastic.

Wastewater bills in Blackfalds could jump to $72 per month from $43

for a typical household if costs are tacked on to the existing rate structure, says a business plan prepared by the North Red Deer Regional Wastewater Services Commission.

When sewer and water bills are combined, the monthly cost per household could hit $162, up from $133, estimates the plan. In Lacombe, the combined rates could increase to $152 a month from $110.

There are a number of costs that residents are paying now that won’t be faced when the $72-million regional sewer line from Red Deer to Lacombe

is completed sometime in 2018, she said on Monday.

The town now must pay for its own sewage treatment lagoons, which will be a significant cost saving. There is also a $10 surcharge on current utility bills that may not be required later on.

Stol said not going ahead with the regional sewer line would have required costly treatment upgrades that would have put a higher financial burden on taxpayers.

The regional sewer line is possible because 90 per cent of the cost is

covered by the federal and provincial governments plus a contribution from the City of Red Deer.

The rest will be covered by the Town of Blackfalds, City of Lacombe and Lacombe County.

“This is still the most cost-effective solution overall for our citizens,” said Stol.

“If we didn’t go regional our costs would be even higher than what is presented here.”

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IN SHORT Alberta Prairie Railway to whisk riders away on The Polar Express A holiday train ride aboard Alberta Prairie Railway is bringing The Polar Express motion picture to life starting Dec. 1.

The one-hour The Polar Express Train Ride departs from Stettler for a round trip to the “North Pole”.

Set to the sounds of the motion

picture soundtrack, passengers will relive the magic of the story as they are whisked away on The Polar Express.

Hot chocolate and a cookie treat will be served as passengers read along with the classic children’s book, The Polar Express, by Chris Van Allsburg, about a boy who takes a magical Christmas Eve train ride to the “North Pole” to receive a special gift from Santa.

Santa and his helpers greet passengers at the “North Pole” and then board the train and children will receive a silver sleigh bell.

The fun continues with a Christmas singalong on the ride back to Stettler.

The Polar Express Train Ride will run until Dec. 21 on select dates.

Tickets are $40 for children 11 and under, and $65 for those 12 and older.

Families are encouraged to wear their pajamas for the ride.

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Chillabongs Bar and Grill target of armed robbery Men armed with shotguns stormed into Chillabongs Bar and Grill and stole cash in a brazen armed robbery.

Red Deer RCMP are investigating the incident at around midnight on Saturday. They say two men entered the back door of the Deer Park area pub and demanded money from the cash register.

Both carried shotguns and wore face coverings during the robbery.

They fled through the back door into the alley with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Police said no one was injured during the robbery.

The first suspect is described as a Caucasian male who wore a black hat, a white shirt under a black hoodie with DC lettering on the front.

He had a mask, black gloves, black pants and white shoes. He carried a black pump-action shotgun with a Red Dragon Supply sticker on it.

The second suspect is described as a Caucasian man who wore a dark grey hoodie with a white emblem on the front, a mask, black gloves, black track pants with a white stripe down the leg and white shoes. He carried a silver, double barrel, pistol grip shotgun.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-343-5575.

Those wishing to remain anonymous can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800222-8477 or report it online at www. tipsubmit.com.

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A Red Deer resident was published in the latest edition of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Sandy Kelly’s Turning to Mom, was one of the stories included in the new Chicken Soup for the Soul: Angels and Miracles by Amy Newmark.

Kelly is a communications specialist who has enjoyed a successful career as a reporter and a nonfiction writer for over 20 years.

She is an avid reader and a dabbler in fiction writing. She is currently working on her second novel.

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City hosting Culture Café on Wednesday City staff are hosting a Culture Café for local arts and culture groups on Wednesday night to provide an update on Red Deer’s culture plan, known as the Community Culture Vision.

In 2008, the city adopted its cultural plan with recommendations on six key areas: values and themes, planning, facilitation and collaboration, infrastructure, experiments, and funding.

Staff will share what the city has achieved so far, find out what community groups are doing and how their work aligns with the plan, and provide an opportunity for participants to connect with each other.

The café runs from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Golden Circle, and will help to gather feedback for a progress report on the plan’s implementation to city council in early 2017.

People are asked to RSVP by e-mailing culturemailbox@reddeer. ca or calling 403-309-4091.

RCMP probe death of Maskwacis man RCMP are investigating the death of a 27-year-old Maskwacis man.

Police say the man was involved in a physical altercation and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Police believe this was not a random act, and the public is not at risk.

The name of the victim is not being released at this time at the request of the family.

Further details will be provided as they become available.

An autopsy was scheduled for Monday.

Police are seeking to speak to anyone who was present during this altercation.

Contact the Maskwacis Detachment at 780-585-3767. To remain anonymous, contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). take into account future developer contributions.

“We certainly don’t expect to see that sort of rate shock,” said Goudy, who is Lacombe’s operations and planning director.

“We wanted to present to the councils a sort of worst-case scenario to make sure everyone had eyes wide open going into this project.”

Lacombe city council was due to review the business plan on Monday night. pcowley@reddeeradvocate.com

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DMONTON — The election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president shouldn’t affect Alberta’s efforts to combat climate change, the province’s environment minister said Monday.

Trump is widely expected to pull back on efforts to reduce greenhouse gases and move away from measures such as reducing coal-generated power and putting a price on carbon.

In a phone call from United Nations climate meetings in Marrakech, Morocco, Shannon Phillips said that doesn’t necessarily mean Alberta will have to follow suit.

“We did not write our (climate plan) around an ambitious American climate agenda. We wrote it around business as usual, controlling for competitiveness.”

Alberta’s New Democrats have promised to impose a $20-per-tonne

carbon levy next year and increase it to $30 a tonne in 2018.

They have also said they’ll put a 100-megatonne limit on carbon emissions from the oilsands, as well as phase out coal-generated power.

Phillips said governments all over the world are legislating similar moves.

Phillips also pointed out many U.S. states are moving forward on their own with carbon emissions reduction legislation.

The province’s Opposition Wildrose party has called for the government to suspend its climate-change plans. The party says the plans will put Alberta jobs at risk. Industry associations have raised similar concerns.

Phillips said moving ahead to limit greenhouse gases is the way to bring new jobs and investment to Alberta that don’t depend on the vagaries of world commodity markets.

Phasing in renewable power will create $10 billion in investment, she said.

Dairy farm settles with energy company over contaminant lem was traced to a nearby gas plant, which had been purchased in 2010 by Bonavista.

Bonavista’s own experts found that during the previous ownership, a toxic chemical used in treating sour gas had leached into the soil. That contaminated well water and caused a dramatic loss in milk production as well as health problems in people and cattle.

The Sakens argued the contamination destroyed their farm’s value.

Plans to bring their son into the operation and expand the farm were cancelled.

Bonavista drilled a new well, but that water was highly alkaline. The energy regulator ordered the company to truck enough water to the farm for the family and the dairy operation.

The company took the regulator to court and the Sakens filed their own suit, which sought to have their farm declared a contaminated site.

Monday’s settlement ends both legal actions.

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DSON — An Alberta farm family has reached a settlement with an energy company that tainted their land with chemicals.

Bonavista Energy (TSX:BNP) has also been ordered by the Alberta Energy Regulator to begin extensive soil and groundwater remediation for the Saken dairy farm near Edson.

“Ronald Saken, Lonni Saken and Bonavista Energy Corp. have been diligently working together to address that impact and have reached an agreement that is acceptable to both parties,” said a statement from the Saken’s lawyer, Keith Wilson, on Monday.

“This has been a difficult situation and the parties are pleased to resolve the matter between them.”

The fight began in 2014 when the Sakens began having issues with the water on their farm, which has been in the family since 1929. The prob-

FORT MCMURRAY

Study to look at how wildfire affected indigenous people

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ORT MCMURRAY — Melanie Dene still remembers the harrowing ordeal of driving through fiery hell during the evacuation of Fort McMurray six months ago with her two young daughters.

The chaos of traffic-choked roads, the thick smoke from the massive northern Alberta wildfire and flames so hot that her car stalled — its en-

gine on fire — are all still fresh in her mind.

“It was scary and I was like ‘Oh my God,’ ” she said. “I just started praying and telling my girls that it was going to be OK. “There was just fire dropping everywhere. I just can’t get that image out of my head. My first thought was we are going to die.”

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The study involves five First Nations that make up the Athabasca Tribal Council along with the Wood Buffalo, Willow Lake and Chard Métis communities and other organizations.

home, and all of their belongings in the fire, but made it out safely. They now live in Edmonton.

She and others are now the subject of a research study into how the wildfire affected First Nation and Metis communities in and around the Fort McMurray region.

The Canadian Red Cross is funding research, which involves talking to people whose homes were de-

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Siegfried van Zuiden, right, and his wife Audrey pose in this undated handout photo. Siblings of a Calgary senior found dead last month say a hideous illness, and not her husband of 56 years, is to blame for her death.

CRIME

Dead woman’s family blames ‘hideous illness’

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ALGARY — Siblings of a senior found dead in her home last month say a hideous illness, and not her husband of 56 years, is to blame.

Audrey van Zuiden, 80, was found Oct. 4 in the Calgary home she shared with Fred van Zuiden, who is charged with second-degree murder.

Loved ones say the husband has long suffered from dementia, and a psychiatrist told a courtroom last month he agrees that’s likely to be the case.

The woman’s brother, Victor Brent, and sister, Josephine Tucker, issued a written statement as friends and family held a celebration of life

for her in Calgary on Monday.

The siblings, who live in the United Kingdom, say they are naturally saddened by their sister’s death.

“However, we fully appreciate that this was wholly a consequence of a hideous illness.”

They added that the van Zuidens enjoyed a long, fruitful and happy marriage and were a devoted and inseparable couple.

“We enjoyed a Skype call with Audrey a few days prior to the accident and she was her ever exuberant and enthusiastic self,” they wrote.

“None of her family bears any ill feeling towards Fred. We accept that it was a tragic accident, the sad consequence of a little understood condition.”

Arrest warrant out for Amanda Jo-Lynn Larson Police are still looking for a 27-year-old Red Deer woman who was charged after a local man was killed while trying to stop thieves from stealing his truck.

An arrest warrant is still out for Amanda Jo-Lynn Larsen, of no fixed address in Red Deer, after she failed to appear before a judge last spring.

Larsen is charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000 as a result of a vehicle theft.

It was the second time Larsen missed a court appearance. A previous warrant was issued for her after Larsen didn’t show for a court date on April 20. She was arrested May 2, and her next appearance was supposed to be on May 16.

Dawson Wegner Cramer of Red Deer was run down by his own truck on March 16. The 23-year-old was hit and killed while trying to stop two people from stealing his work truck from behind his Normandeau home.

He was found in distress in an alley and later died of blunt force trauma injuries in hospital.

Alexander Michael Talbot, 24, is charged with manslaughter and theft in the case. He was arrested after a Canada-wide arrest warrant was issued for him last spring.

Fraud charges dismissed against Edmonton man Charges were dismissed against an Edmonton man who was charged with running a fraud and theft scheme in Consort.

Samuel Skinner, 58, was to have gone to trial on Monday in Red Deer’s Court of Queen’s Bench. But the case against him was dropped when the charges that were laid in 2012 were dismissed on Oct. 26.

Charges were previously stayed against his co-accused, Patrick Gramlich of Consort.

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Three men charged with first-degree murder in shooting death in Calgary CALGARY — Three men are accused of killing a man in Calgary on the weekend.

The men were arrested late Friday evening in the northeast community of Taradale after a lengthy standoff with police.

Police got a call after a neighbour reported hearing what they believed

Tuesday, November 15, 2016 to be gunshots coming from a home.

Officers entered the home and found 23-year-old Abiem Kuol Abiem dead.

Several men were seen running from the home and leaving in a fourdoor sedan.

Twenty-one-year-old Matiop Nyok Okich, Benjamin El-Ajak Nyiker, who is 23 and 20-year-old Akieg Bol, all of Calgary are charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping.

Police say the killing was not random.

Man arrested after body of female found MEDICINE HAT — A southeastern Alberta man has been arrested in a murder investigation after the body of a female was found in a home.

Police in Medicine Hat say the 26-year-old man was reported missing on Saturday, but he was located later that day.

Investigators then went to a home just east of the city’s downtown core where they found the female.

Police say her identity hasn’t been confirmed. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday.

Charges were pending against the man on Sunday and police said his name would be released when the charges have been processed.

Investigators have determined the man and the deceased knew each other, but the exact nature of their relationship is still under investigation.

Irma abuzz after woman wins $50M prize IRMA — A small community southeast of Edmonton is abuzz after learning one of its residents is a $50-million lottery winner.

A retired woman from a farm family in Irma found out she’d won Friday’s Lotto Max prize when she checked her ticket at the village Coop store.

The winner is asking for her privacy for now, but there was no stopping villagers from talking about the big win.

Kent Erickson, who was in the store when the woman turned in her winning ticket, says everyone was in shock.

He says the young worker behind the counter went to get the manager to double-check the numbers.

Irma has about 500 residents.

“The young lady (behind the counter) said, ‘I’m pretty sure you just won, but I’m going to get my manager and just double-check,’ ” Erickson said.

“He checked and he kind of laughed and said, ‘I don’t think we’ll be able to pay you out here.’ ” John Budd says news travels fast in the small community, about 180 kilometres southeast of Edmonton.

“You think it’s always people in cities winning it, bigger places, especially out east.”

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TRANSPORTATION

Two hurt as plane avoids mid-flight collision

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ORONTO — Two crew members of a Porter Airlines flight en route from Ottawa to Toronto were slightly hurt Monday when a plane narrowly avoided a mid-flight collision with what may have been a drone, the airline said.

The Dash 8 aircraft with 54 passengers was flying at just under 3,000 metres over Lake Ontario at 7:30 a.m.

E.T. and was about 55 kilometres from Toronto’s island airport when the incident occurred.

“The pilots noticed an object in the distance (and) as they approached the object, they realized it was very close to their flight path,” Porter Airlines said in a statement.

“The pilots’ initial assessment was that it looked like a balloon. After debriefing, there is potential that the object was drone.”

The pilots took evasive action and, contrary to some initial reports, there was no contact between the aircraft and object.

The two flight attendants, who were in the process of securing the cabin for landing and weren’t in their seats, were pitched about the cabin, but continued with their duties.

No passengers were hurt and the plane landed normally. The flight attendants were taken to hospital as a precaution and released.

A senior investigator with the Transportation Safety Board of Canada told The Canadian Press that it was impossible to say at this point what the unidentified object was.

“It happened so quick, they have no idea what it was. It’s just something that they knew they were going to hit unless they took evasive action,” Peter Rowntree said. “It happened that quickly.”

Rowntree said the aircraft ducked under the object but could not say exactly how far the plane dived. He did, however, say the encounter was “very close.”

Investigators have taken cockpit voice records and the flight-data recorder for analysis and to see how much the aircraft descended during its “very quick evasive action,” he said.

“We may never be able to determine what exactly they saw,” Rowntree said.

The growing threat of collisions

with drones prompted Transport Canada in September to warn those flying them about the potential hazards they presented.

“Before you take to the skies, make sure you understand the rules and follow them,” the agency says on its website. “Not doing so could put lives at risk and cost you up to $25,000 in fines and/or jail time.”

While flying drones under 35 kilograms requires no special permit, users must stay away from flying within nine kilometres of an airport or helicopter landing pad and no higher than 90 metres.

Porter operates flights out of Toronto’s island airport to and from several Ontario cities, as well as to seven destinations in the U.S.

TERRORISM

B.C. man on trial for posting extremist Muslim propaganda

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ANCOUVER — A British Columbia man accused of posting extremist Muslim propaganda online told police officers he doesn’t see a problem with his comments inspiring someone to shoot a Canadian soldier, a court has heard.

Othman Hamdan, of Fort St. John, pleaded not guilty in B.C. Supreme Court on Monday to four terrorism-related offences, including encouraging the commission of murder, assault and mischief, all for terrorist purposes. He also pleaded not guilty to inducing and instructing someone to carry out a terrorist act, whether directly or indirectly.

The court also heard arguments about whether statements Hamdan made to RCMP officers outside his apartment in November 2014 and during two subsequent interviews should be admitted as evidence.

“There’s nothing wrong with asking someone to stand up against an oppressor,” Hamdan, 35, is heard telling two police officers in an audio recordings played in court.

“Somebody who reads this, if he stands up against an oppressor, it’s an honourable (act). It’s nothing to be ashamed about,” he added, referring to posts he made on the Facebook page registered under his pseudonym, Adam Khalifa.

Hamdan confirms that he created the website as he spoke to the officers inside a Tim Hortons restaurant on April 1, 2015.

He can be heard disparaging former prime minister Stephen Harper for providing aid to the

Kurdistan Workers’ Party, a militant group based in Turkey and Iraq that advocates for Kurdish independence.

Hamdan described it as a terrorist organization.

“I don’t see me shooting any Canadian soldiers, but I don’t see any problem with somebody fighting back against an oppressor,” Hamdan told the officers. “Whether it’s Canadian, Chinese, Indian — it doesn’t matter.

An oppressor is an oppressor.”

Justice Bruce Butler has yet to rule on the officers’ accounts of their meetings with Hamdan to determine if they can be used as evidence against the man at his trial.

Hamdan was arrested in Fort St. John in July 2015, for alleged offences dating back to the previous September.

An RCMP statement at the time of his arrest said the propaganda included instructions to kill in the name of jihad.

Police stationed in the northern B.C. city at the time of his arrest testified they first became aware of Hamdan after being notified by the RCMP’s counter-terrorism unit about online activity believed to be linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, a splinter group of al-Qaida.

Const. Travis Reed told the court Hamdan appeared unhappy he and his partner arrived at the man’s doorstep on Nov. 19, 2014. Reed said Hamdan was vocal about his disdain for the involvement of western countries in the Middle East and the media’s coverage of the region.

“He was clearly passionate about what he was thinking about,” Reed said. “But he wasn’t threatening in any way.”

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OPINION

Clean energy course will pay off

BY MAURICE SMITH ADVOCATE NEWS SERVICES

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here is no doubt the surprise election of Donald Trump to president of the world’s second largest greenhouse gas emitter will deal a blow to international efforts to cut emissions.

His past statements and tweets suggest he denies the scientific consensus behind anthropogenic climate change. His administration is expected to scrap most efforts of the current administration to reduce carbon emissions and push the international community to do the same.

This has led to calls for Canada to pause on the recently announced federal plan to bring about a harmonized national price on carbon starting at $10 in 2018 and rising to $50 over five years. The main reason cited for doing so is the fear it could make our industries uncompetitive with our trading partners.

A well-designed price on carbon, however, can resolve that concern.

For one thing, most of our industrial activity is not trade exposed. A report last year by the Ecofiscal Commission, an independent coalition of Canadian economists, found that about three-quarters of

gross domestic product comes from the services sector which has little trade exposure.

More-exposed sectors that could be impacted – such as oil and gas production – ranged from one per cent in Quebec to 18 per cent in Alberta and Saskatchewan, leading to the conclusion that competitiveness issues are overstated, according to the commission.

Moreover, those sectors of the economy which are trade exposed are typically compensated for under a carbon pricing policy. That is the model in Alberta. And since the rebate is based on production, and the tax is based on emissions, the tax will actually reward the most efficient producers, providing an incentive over time for the industry to become more efficient and increasingly competitive.

The evidence also shows that a price on carbon is the most economically efficient means to bring about emissions reductions.

And despite what the U.S. might do over the next four years, there is no stopping the trend to lower emissions energy production.

In the U.S., the Advanced Energy Economy Institute said the market for renewables and energy storage, building and vehicle efficiency, and clean tech manufacturing is worth US$200 billion, surpassing the pharmaceutical industry.

The solar sector alone, with almost 210,000 jobs and growing, now accounts for more jobs than oil and gas extraction, or coal mining, while the fastest-growing occupation is wind turbine technician, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor.

With the U.S. relinquishing any sort of leadership on the climate file, all eyes will be on other major polluters, amid fears international agreements like the Paris climate accord will unravel.

But early indications are the U.S. may simply further alienate itself politically even as it threatens to be left behind economically by the clean energy revolution-ironically, perhaps relinquishing the mantle to China.

Canada has long been a laggard on climate, missing virtually every emissions reduction target we have set. A nationally harmonized price on carbon won’t be enough to get us to our latest target, but it’s a start. It will do little to affect our competitiveness, it will keep us in line with most of the international community and in the long run it will help us build the clean energy economy of the future.

The last thing we want to do is create more uncertainty about its future.

Troy Media columnist Maurice Smith is technology editor at JWN Energy.

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OPINION

For PM, discretion is the better part of valour

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ehind the stiff upper lip that Justin Trudeau has been keeping in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential victory, he and his government are no less traumatized by the result of the AmerChantal ican election than the Hébert majority of Canadians.

There is not a single member of the prime minister’s caucus and precious few, if any, on the opposition benches who did not find the president-elect’s campaign abhorrent. That, in itself, is unprecedented in the modern history of the two countries.

Canada’s current Parliament is made up of members who only a few months ago gave Barack Obama multiple standing ovations. The outgoing president finished his 50-minute address on chants of “four more years.”

If Trump and Obama have anything in common it is that they equally unite Canadians – in strikingly opposite ways.

But little of that was in evidence this week as Trudeau took stock of the outcome of the American election. By the standards of past Liberal history, or even by the measure of the reaction of some of Canada’s allies, the prime minister’s reaction could

almost be described as a non-reaction.

Compare, for instance, Trudeau’s boilerplate statement on Trump’s election with that of German chancellor Angela Merkel.

On the day after the U.S. vote, Merkel drew a clear line in the sand: “Germany and America are bound by common values – democracy, freedom, as well as respect for the rule of law and the dignity of each and every person, regardless of their origin, skin colour, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or political views.

“It is based on these values that I wish to offer close co-operation, both with me personally and between our countries’ governments.”

Merkel will soon be campaigning in the face of a strong anti-refugee, anti-immigration headwind. To cast herself as a bulwark against the excesses of Trumpism is fair game and, possibly, her best path to re-election.

Trudeau has no need to reassure Canadians as to his attachment to the progressive values that Trump has trampled on his way to the White House. The prime minister has little cause to fear that those who elected him will suffer from a case of Trump-envy. Even at the best of times Canadians tend to prize what distinguishes them from their American neighbours, and these are definitely not the best of times.

So far, Trudeau’s caucus has toed

the government’s conciliatory line with a discipline second only to that exacted from his MPs by Stephen Harper. In their days, Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin could only have dreamed of as discreet a caucus during a period of high tension on the Canada-U.S. front.

In the lead-up to the heated debate over Canada’s participation in the Iraq War in 2002, Chrétien’s then-director of communications, Francine Duclos, was famously overheard calling George W. Bush a “moron.”

Herb Dhaliwal, then the minister of natural resources, described the former president as a “failed statesman.”

Ontario MP Janko Peric wondered out loud whether Bush actually cared for the people of Iraq.

Canada was watching the Iraq operation from the sidelines when then-Liberal MP Carolyn Parrish stomped on a doll of the American president – a gesture for which she was exiled from the government benches.

Those were pre-Twitter days. One can only imagine the cacophony that would have resulted if Chrétien or Martin’s caucuses had been empowered with the opportunity to vent against the White House in 140-character increments.

But in this instance Trudeau has neither the luxury to have his MPs

indulge in Trump bashing nor the political need to do so.

The Iraq episode was undoubtedly a major bump in the road. To a lesser degree, so was Obama’s veto on the Keystone XL pipeline. Both put strains on the Canada-U.S. relationship.

But in each case at least one of the protagonists was on the way out of politics. In 2003 Chrétien was in his last year in office. At the time of the Keystone veto, Obama’s presidency was drawing to a close. The notion that a more amenable partner might be just around the corner was not a delusion.

Trudeau, who is at the dawn of a first mandate, has no alternative but to play the long game. Expectations that he will find productive common ground with Trump are so low that it would normally not take much to exceed them.

But then normal is not the first word that comes to mind when one looks at the new North American dynamics.

Chantal Hébert is a national affairs writer.

Letters to the editor DEMOCRACY A NO SHOW AT PC CONVENTION I left the PCAA policy conference in Red Deer wondering if democracy still existed within the PC Party. We are told that democracy is a system of government in which the people, the electorate, are the highest authority and government is based on the will of the people.

Aristotle famously said “Democracy arises out of the notion that those who are equal in any respect are equal in all respects.”

If democracy arises out the belief that we are all equal, why does our party not espouse a one-member, one-vote system? Why did the party choose a “double-majority” voting system and why were we only made aware of this voting process two days before the conference?

Why can we so flippantly “call the question” during debates on policies? Rather than encourage healthy debate, discussions are often stunted and shut down prematurely.

How can certain policies be “withdrawn” on Sunday’s vote, even if they had decisively passed on Saturday in the workshops? Why did the delegates spend so much time debating issues if they could be dismissed the next day, without warning?

If our party believes that the people are sovereign, that the electorate is the highest authority and that government is based on the will of the people, why is it that delegates, at a cost of upwards of $400 will be choosing our next leader? How many Albertans in these difficult economic times can afford to spend that much to simply vote for someone? This is a preposterous vote buying exercise!

If we want to form government again, we need to be the party of the average Albertan who doesn’t want to see our province shattered with another NDP term. Democracy begins and ends with the voter. We need to give Albertans a voice … and give them a vote!

Chanèle Bouchard, Calgary

FLAG FLOP Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer appears to be the latest politician trying to pander to the ‘politically correct’ sensibilities of a vocal few, that nowadays are so easily offended at the slightest provocation. Apparently some people were upset at what was described as a Confederate flag, displaying maple leafs instead of stars, being displayed at a weekend anti-carbon protest in that city. Perhaps before all of these people become

so easily offended, they should do a little research into the meaning of that flag.

Firstly, a Google search reveals that it is not ‘The Confederate flag,” but the ‘Battle Flag of Northern Virginia.’ It was used in various forms on many of the other flags that were flown by the Confederate States. The flag has 13 white stars. They represent the 13 original, united colonies from which the United States began, each one of which had its own system of self government… until the start of ‘northern aggression’ when the northern states began trying to usurp authority over the southern states.

This was the main cause of the Civil War. The stars are laid out in the pattern of an X, and the blue bands are put on the 13 stars to show that the southern states no longer wanted to be a part of the union with the northern states.

The message of flag’s design is this …cross us out of your union.

The message these protesters were trying to make waving that flag had nothing to do with racism or intolerance – it had everything to do with their opinion of the provincial government enacting the upcoming new energy tax.

Randy Kish, St. Albert

MLA FACEBOOK ACCOUNT On Nov. 9, NDP MLA for Red Deer South Barb Miller posted on her Facebook page that “I am so disappointed in America. He will approve Keystone and we do not need more pipelines.”

First of all, the United States is not America. It is part of America.

Second, Alberta does need more pipelines to move oil. Increased production from the oilsands requires more pipeline capacity. As well, Red Deer is home to many workers who have built pipelines. And companies that build pipelines.

Let us not forget that the NDP government hid a number of policies that are going to adversely affect Albertans in its election campaign. A carbon tax that is going to cost Albertans billions. Bill 6. Even months after passing, regulations are still outstanding.

Having someone in the government who is opposed to the economic well being of her constituents is what is disappointing.

Ted Johnson, Red Deer Editor’s note: Red Deer-South MLA Barb Miller was recently the target of a fake Facebook account.

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Suzuki embarks on ‘last great fight’ WANTS CONSTITUTION THAT GUARANTEES ENVIRONMENTAL RIGHTS

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Ask The Dentist! by Dr. Michael Dolynchuk, DDS

What Makes My Dentistry ‘Unpredictable’?

Dear Dr. D: I need some significant dental work. The dentist I have been seeing has talked about everything from dental implants to extensive crown and bridges. There is no question my mouth has been ignored for some time. I didn't have any funds, and now I can afford to get it fixed. He seems reluctant, however, and when I ask him what he can guarantee he keeps using the word 'unpredictable'.

What is the most predictable, and what is the least predictable treatment? Is this doubletalk or what?

Answer: We get asked virtually daily what will happen if we choose Plan 'A', 'B', or otherwise. The best and most honest answer sounds like a cop-out, but it is really an 'it depends' scenario.

The dentistry that is the most predictable are cleanings, small fillings, and simple extractions. We're all human, and although most services we provide have repeatable results, there will NEVER be guarantees because physiology defies that. Just recently we had a case where the issue was external root resorption. There were multiple levels of bleeding on this particular tooth. We treated it with a laser to stop the bleeding, and prepared the patient for considerable short term pain because of the proximity to the nerve. It was fully expected that he would be back asking for a root canal. Surprisingly enough, he was in zero discomfort and thanked us for the wonderful dentistry we had completed for him. Frankly, this was surprising and although he thought we were all stars the surprise was ours. Just his bone/tooth structure - and the way the treatment proceeded. Any time we work on a tooth with a vital nerve, there is an 8% chance the nerve may die. That unpredictability we can never forecast. We tend to choose treatment options for our patients that have a higher, rather than lower, chance of success. Some patients claim to 'know better', and have been doing their research on the internet or have anecdotal information about a friend or relative who had something specific done that worked. We cannot rely upon any of that.

Generally, as level of difficulty increases, predictability decreases.

Implants are an exception. The level of success is very high, approaching 98% in many cases. Root canals are generally predictable (85%-90%), but with multiple 'canals' success lessens. If we're doing a large crown the possibility of needing a root canal increases. What you didn't mention, and your dentist may be concerned, is your history of home care. Your healing rate may be slow. Any treatment will improve its chances with good home care, plus professional regular cleanings. As in all cases, the patients who see us the most often spend the least overall to maintain excellent dental health.

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ORONTO — David Suzuki, one of the leading voices on environmental issues over the past half century, says he has embarked on the “last great fight” of his life.

The ultimate goal of the 80-yearold scientist is to have environmental rights for all Canadians enshrined in the Constitution.

That’s the only way to ensure environmental policies cannot be overturned with the hottest political flavour, said Suzuki, pointing to the outcome of the U.S. presidential election.

“I think this is a real warning to us that we need something deeper that can protect us against the fluctuations that come with political change,” Suzuki said Monday in an interview with The Canadian Press.

“That’s why we’re saying we need a change in our charter of rights and freedoms.”

U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has called climate change a “myth,” and said the concept of global warming was “created by and for the Chinese in order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”

Suzuki said Trump reminds him of the times under former prime minister Stephen Harper.

“A lot of the legislation that had been worked on since the 1960s on navigable waters, environmental assessments and a lot of the progressive environmental legislation was overturned, really, overnight by the Harper government,” he said.

He is hopeful Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will overturn those changes.

He likes the sound of Trudeau’s environmental talk, especially his commitment to the Paris Agreement, a new climate deal signed by 195 countries that calls for limiting the temperature rise since the industrial revolution to below two degrees Celsius.

But he’s questioned Trudeau’s actions in a series of emails to the prime minister.

“I said to him, why are we talking about pipelines? A pipeline has to be used for 35 years. We’ve got to get off fossil fuels, especially tar sand fossil fuel. If you’re serious about Paris and if you develop the tarsands and build these pipelines, there is no way we’re going to hit the Paris target as a country and I said this has got to be off the agenda,” Suzuki said.

“He got back to me and said, ‘look, I’m committed to Paris,’ but he didn’t say how he was going to do that. He’s said all the right things, but now he has to ask: ‘Am I, as a politician, willing to stand up and say no more pipelines?’ That’s going to be the tough one.”

CRIMINAL CODE

Liberals to repeal section on anal intercourse

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TTAWA — The Liberal government will introduce legislation Tuesday to repeal a Criminal Code provision on anal intercourse that critics and courts say is unconstitutional and discriminates against gay and bisexual men.

“A lot of Canadians think that when Pierre Trudeau said ‘the state had no business in the bedrooms of the nation’ back in the ’60s, that meant this law was repealed,” said Douglas Elliott, a Toronto-based lawyer and longtime gay rights activist.

“But in fact, all they did was create an exemption — an exemption that has always discriminated against gay men.”

Section 159 of the Criminal Code currently says that anyone who engages in anal intercourse is guilty

of an indictable offence — facing up to 10 years in prison — or an offence punishable on summary conviction.

There are exceptions for heterosexual married couples and consenting adults of either sex over the age of 18, so long as there are only two of them and the activity takes place without anyone else in the room.

The age of consent for heterosexual sex is 16 years of age, meaning that a common sexual act between a young gay couple is criminalized while a different sexual act engaged in by a straight couple of the same age is not.

Justice Minister Jody WilsonRaybould and Randy Boissonault, parliamentary secretary to the minister of Canadian Heritage, will speak to the legislation, which a news release said would “ensure respect for equality rights”, Tuesday morning.

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ALBERTA

Trump win hasn’t changed Alberta’s plans: Bilous MISSION TO ASIA PLANNED LONG BEFORE THE U.S. ELECTION VOTE

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DMONTON — Alberta’s trade minister says Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. election last week hasn’t changed the province’s plan to diversify its economy by expanding new markets.

Deron Bilous says a major delegation to China and Japan was planned long before the vote in the United States last week.

Eighty organizations and businesses are joining Bilous on the 12-day mission.

They include the economic development agencies of both Edmonton and Calgary.

China and Japan are Alberta’s second- and third-largest trading partners, respectively.

Alberta’s two-way trade with those two countries totalled more than $7.8 billion in 2015.

“Long and short, the answer is no,” Bilous said in an interview when asked whether Trump’s win has changed Alberta’s game plan to lessen its reliance on the oil and gas industry.

“The fact of the matter is Alberta needs to continue to diversify our markets. We want to build a resilient, strong economy. The best way to do that is to have multiple trading partners, multiple buyers for our products.”

Bilous acknowledged that the U.S. is a “valued

ally” because the country is the province’s negotiate the North American Free Trade largest trading partner.

Agreement.

“There’s no question on that front. But “The federal government is engagwe need to ensure that our companies and ing in conversations for future trade our products are getting top dollar, and deals with other countries,” Bilous said. the way to do that is to work with partners “They’re interested in helping Canadian internationally and to build on existing businesses expand markets.” partnerships.”

Another area of concern given Trump’s The province’s trade with China inprotectionist rhetoric is softwood lumber, creased by 16 per cent last year. which has been at the heart of a dispute “China is very important to Alberta.” that has dragged on for years. Canada’s Bilous said. “We know that there’s signif- DERON BILOUS most-recent agreement with the U.S. exicant room to grow. They’re interested in pired last month. everything from agriculture — beef, pork, chicken, “The Canadian government is continuing its our grains — to our forestry products, to oil and gas conversations with the U.S. There’s nothing really and clean technology.” to report on,” Bilous said.

Bilous said climate responsibility was one of the “I continue to have regular conversations with top three priorities with every official he met when Minister Freeland to ensure she’s aware of Alberhe was on another trade mission in China in March. ta’s position on softwood.

“I think China is wanting to move toward a “We want a fair deal that obviously protects Algreener economy. They recognize the value of clean berta’s best interests.” technology and are looking for partnerships.”

The bulk of Alberta’s wood products go the UnitBilous on Friday took part in a conference call ed States and the province’s forestry sector could with his provincial and territorial colleagues with face significant challenges if there is no renewed federal International Trade Minister Chrystia Free- agreement. Part of the trade mission will be to find land. He said the Trump victory did not dominate new customers. the conversation, even though the president-elect The trade delegation is to leave Tuesday and resuggested on the campaign trail that he would re- turn Nov. 27.

NATIONAL

Trudeau courting rich foreign investors

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ORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spent Monday pitching some of the world’s most powerful institutional investors on his country’s economic virtues, urging them to invest in Canada — specifically in infrastructure.

Trudeau’s first brief meeting was with Canadian financial representatives at a swank downtown Toronto hotel where he talked about a $180-billion investment opportunity.

“Canada has a made very strong commitment to be investing in infrastructure over the next 12 years,” Trudeau told the group of Canadian pension funds and financial institutions.

“We need to make sure that the investments we’re making are going to bring Canada in the right direction and done as efficiently as possible.”

He talked about leveraging private capital to make taxpayer dollars “go even further” — the aim being to put the country in the global vanguard when it comes to transit, green and other types of infrastructure.

“These are the things that we know are going to be a key part of Canada’s growth.”

But in Ottawa, New Democrats vowed to fight “every step of the way” what they called Trudeau’s scheme to privatize public infrastructure.

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MONEYWISE

Boomers in middle of cross-generation financing W

ith people living longer, many Baby Boomers are turning into financial jugglers –helping to look after the financial needs of their parents, looking after themselves while at the same time having to connect with their children and their financial needs.

According to CIBC estimates, Canadians between the ages of 50 and 75 TALBOT are set to inherit $750 billion over the BOGGS next decade, the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in Canadian history. The average Canadian in this age group can expect to receive an inheritance of about $180,000 in the next decade.

There are lots of differences between Boomers and their parents when it comes to their approach to finances.

“Boomers tend to be a lot more open than their parents were when it comes to finances and their plans and wishes,” says Cindy Crean, managing director, private client, with Sun Life Global Investments. “For Boomers dealing with aging parents in their 70s and 80s there are a lot of things they need to be aware of to help them get their affairs in order.”

This can include such things as ensuring your parents have a proper, legal will and a Power of Attorney (POA) for both their property and personal care, reviewing their finances and investments and

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making sure their financial advisers are addressing their concerns.

The Elder Planning Counsellor (EPC) course, offered by Business Career College in partnership with the Canadian Initiative for Elder Planning Studies (CIEPS), is a designation for advisers to specialize in working with seniors over the age of 55 in a variety of fields including financial planning, insurance, accounting, funeral planning, social work and nursing.

“There are a lot of stresses that come with aging like losing friends, hanging on to your independence, living at home, and mental and physical health,” says Crean. “Financial stress is the last thing they need and having an adviser that understands the needs and stresses of the elderly can bring them a lot of peace of mind.”

On the other end of generation ladder, the Millennials are poised to start inheriting their parent’s money, but again there are some financial differences among the generations.

According to some reports in the United States, Millennials are posed to inherit approximately U.S. $41 trillion from their Baby Boomer parents over the next 40 years, the largest intergenerational wealth transfer in human history.

Boomers, who make up 29 per cent of Canada’s population, want to be financially independent in retirement and seem to be shunning a desire from their children to help keep them comfortable in retirement.

An RBC poll has found that while a majority (72

bridges, hospitals and other infrastructure built through Trudeau’s proposed infrastructure bank, designed to leverage $4-5 in private dollars for every $1 invested by the federal government.

And those companies will want a return on their investment of as much as seven to nine per cent, which Caron said will only be realized by forcing Canadians to pay

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per cent) of younger Canadians aged 18 to 34 believe they owe it to their parents to keep them comfortable in retirement, a greater majority (76 per cent) of boomers don’t want this IOU and want to be financially independent in retirement, even though they’re not sure how they’ll achieve this goal.

Part of the reason may be due to the fact that boomers believe their children’s generation is facing more financial pressures and is less prepared for retirement, even though 37 per cent of boomers who know what they need to retire comfortably are somewhat short of or nowhere close to where they thought they would be in terms of their retirement savings.

Another study by BMO Financial Group has found that 47 per cent of Millennials are optimistic about their ability to afford retirement compared to only one-third of Boomers.

“Boomers need to have conversations with their children about what they are doing, their plans for their retirement, who is their POA, where their will is kept etc. to show they are prepared should the unexpected happen,” says Crean. “The key is to be proactive. Have the conversations you need to have with your parents and children and have advisers that everyone is comfortable with and who understands your objectives.”

Talbot Boggs is a Toronto-based business communications professional who has worked with national news organizations, magazines and corporations in the finance, retail, manufacturing and other industrial sectors.

tolls and user fees and will wind up costing taxpayers more than twice as much.

“They won’t do it out of the goodness of their hearts they will want a return,” Caron told a news conference.

“There’s not a thousand ways to do it. It’s through tolls and it’s through user fees.”

Trudeau never mentioned privatization during last year’s election campaign, he added.

“The Trudeau Liberals were supposed to be for the middle class, they were supposed to be for the little guy. They are now showing their true colours, that of the party of wealthy private investors.”

Others on hand for Monday’s meeting included top executives from the other big banks, insurance company giants such as Manulife and Sun Life, the country’s largest pension funds and asset management firms. Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi also attended, as did their transport and natural resource colleagues.

Trudeau and many members of his cabinet were also attending a second meeting later Monday with two dozen representatives of large international pools of capital worth as much as $21 trillion.

Those at the table were expected to include representatives of central banks, sovereign wealth funds, insurers and pension funds.

Attracting billions in private-sector capital for infrastructure projects is key to the Liberal government’s

‘THEY WON’T DO IT OUT OF THE GOODNESS OF THEIR HEARTS THEY WILL WANT A RETURN.’ — NDP FINANCE CRITIC GUY CARON

long-term strategy to boost Canada’s sluggish economic growth.

The investors’ summit comes just two weeks after Morneau announced plans to launch the infrastructure bank next year, into which the government has promised to pump $35 billion over the coming decade.

The government also intends to create a new Invest in Canada Hub for attracting foreign investment and relax some restrictions on investment from outside the country.

The summit is being hosted by the federal government but BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, organized the event. BlackRock’s legendary founder, Laurence Fink, was expected to be among the participants.

No specific projects have yet been identified for funding from the bank but Trudeau, Morneau and Sohi were expected to tell potential investors that toll bridges, energy grids and water systems could all be attractive investments for fund managers looking for predictable, long-term returns.

Morneau is to take the same message to the United Kingdom later this week. He’s making a speech at the London School of Economics and Political Science on Tuesday and is to speak Wednesday at the UBS European Conference 2016, also in London.

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Tired Rebels ready to come home after lengthy road trip

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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ed Deer Rebels GM/head coach Brent Sutter isn’t one to make excuses, but there’s no way he can overlook a road trip from hell.

The Rebels played three games in a little over 48 hours in three different cities, finishing Sunday afternoon against the top-ranked team in the country, the Regina Pats.

The Rebels opened with a 5-2 loss in Brandon on Friday afternoon, traveled to Moose Jaw and pulled out a heart-stopping 8-7 overtime decision over the Warriors Saturday evening and then it was off to Regina for an afternoon game, which saw the host Pats take an 8-4 victory.

“To me it wasn’t a reasonable schedule,” said Sutter, who was in Swift Current Monday preparing for a Tuesday meeting with the Broncos

before the club heads home.

“We don’t make excuses, but you could see the guys lose their legs when it was 4-2 (against Regina). Also we took some bad penalties, and most of those were from being tired.”

Still Sutter wasn’t pleased with the team’s defensive effort.

“We gave up 20 goals in three games, that’s not the way we can, and have to play. The defence didn’t respond against good teams, and we didn’t play as hard as we know we can … we didn’t play a two-way game. As well our goaltenders have been a bit off of late.

“Some individuals had strong games, while some others didn’t.

Right now we’re not where we need to be, but we’ll get out of it.”

Two individuals Sutter were looking to get more out of was Jeff De Wit and Adam Musil.

“We have only two goals out of two of our centres,” he said following the Brandon loss.

But Sutter moved de Wit to right wing and he played some of his best hockey of the season, as did Musil.

“Jeff played much, much better,” said Sutter. “He responded well to the move and was where we need him to be. We need him to produce and to play with emotion. I know being a local kid there’s always more pressure on him, but the last three games he’s played like we know he can.”

De Wit scored in Moose Jaw and Regina while Musil contributed a single marker in Moose Jaw. “Adam is a horse … a big guy who plays a tough game, which we need.

He’s a guy hard to find and every team in the league would like to have. I thought he played well this weekend.”

Austin Pratt, Carson Sass and Brandon Hagel also scored against the Pats, who led 2-1 after the first period and 6-2 after 40 minutes.

Connor Hobbs and Filip Ahl scored twice each and Chase Harrison, Jake Leschyshyn, Sam Steel and

Adam Brooks once each for the Pats.

Lasse Petersen was in goal for all eight goals and yet couldn’t be faulted as he finished with 53 saves. Tyler Brown had 17 saves for Regina.

On Saturday, Hagel’s third goal of the game at 3:03 of overtime gave the Rebels their third victory of the season over the Warriors.

Sass, Evan Polei, and Michael Spacek added single markers.

Riley Lamb started in goal and allowed six goals on 34 shots over 39 minutes, 10 seconds. Petersen came on and faced five shots, allowing one goal, that to Dakota Odgers at 8:32 of the third period, which tied the game.

Luka Burzan had two goals for the hosts with singles added by Tanner Jeannot, Jayden Halbgewachs, Brayden Watts and Nikita Popugaev.

Brody Willms went the distance for the Warriors, making 37 saves.

The Rebels are at home Friday for a 7 p.m. contest against the Medicine Hat Tigers.

RDC ATHLETICS

Kings hot streak snapped by Vikings

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Vikings 5 Kings 3 ENHOLD — The RDC Kings went into Saturday’s Alberta Colleges Men’s Hockey League meeting with the University of Alberta, Augustana Vikings on a hot streak.

That may have been their downfall as they looked a bit casual at times as they dropped a 5-3 decision to the Vikings at the Penhold Regional Multiplex.

“Last night (in a 4-1 win Friday in Camrose) we dominated in a lot of areas and we knew they would come back harder as they were upset they lost at home,” said Kings head coach Trevor Keeper. “It was all focus and concentration. Maybe they wanted to win more than we did for some reason. We were a little casual and relaxed. We were sharp the night before. There is no excuses for that. We have to learn to do that every day.

“We were doing a great job the previous three weeks, maybe we needed a little wake up call.”

The Kings were down 1-0 after the first period on a goal by Owen Sobchak at 8:26. The Vikings made it 2-0 at 5:02 of the second period when the RDC defence allowed Patrick Thompson-Gale to cut into the slot off the right wing and beat goaltender Troy Trombley.

The Kings weren’t dead, and

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thanks to a strong forecheck on the power play, got back in the game when Dylan Thudium one-timed a cross-ice pass past Vikings netminder Curtis Skip at 10:07. Dylan Baer tied the game at 14:42 redirecting a Trevor Costello pass and the Kings looked to have all the momentum.

However, a letdown in the offensive zone in the final minute proved costly. The Kings weren’t strong on the puck, allowing the Vikings to break away and captain Jeff Lorenz found a streaking Connor McLaughlin at the edge of the RDC crease to put Camrose up 3-2 with 16.2 seconds remaining in the period.

“The guys on the puck and supporting the puck were too casual,” said Keeper. “From our goaltender to our forwards to our D partners no one was assertive and getting open and calling for the passes. I didn’t think their forecheck hurt us, but we weren’t supporting the puck carrier as an option. and coughed up some pucks.”

Adam Osczevski made it 4-2 at 12:24 of the third period on a sloppy play by the Kings by their own net. Trombley and the defenceman got tangled up with Osczevski and as the puck bounced around, it somehow slid under the RDC netminder.

The Kings pulled Trombley with two minutes remaining and David Heath scored on a screened shot at 19:15 “This year it seems when we pull our goalie we have a high percentage

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With one hand on the stick, Red Deer College King David Heath wheels up the ice as Augustana Viking Cody Fiala works to keep pace during first period action at the Penhold Multiplex Saturday night. of getting a goal,” said Keeper. “But we were down by two, which was too much.”

The Kings managed to get Trombley out again, but Brett Ponich scored into the empty net with three seconds remaining.

The Kings special teams did continue to impress.

“We were 10-for-10 on the penalty kill and three-for-eight on the power play, so our special teams were good both days,” said Keeper. “

The Kings finished with 31 shots on Skip while Trombley, who allowed one goal for the first time in four games, faced 28 shots.

The Kings are at home Friday at 7 p.m. against Concordia. It’s the final home game in the first half. They play at Concordia Saturday and visit Briercrest Nov. 25-26.

Danny Rode is a retired Advocate reporter who can be reached at drode@reddeeradvocate.com. His work can also be seen at Danny’s blog at rdcathletics.ca

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Queens and Kings rule the volleyball court

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Queens 3 Broncos 0 LDS — Playing in Olds is never easy, but the RDC Queens put together a solid effort late in all three sets to down the Olds Broncos 25-22, 26-24, 30-28 in Alberta Colleges Women’s Volleyball League play.

The Queens ran their record to 7-3 and sit second in the South Division, back of 7-1 Briercrest.

Olds is fifth at 3-5.

Miranda Dawe led the Queens with 14 kills and nine digs while Brittney Davis had six kills, five digs and three blocks. Ashley Fehr finished with 27 assists, five digs and three blocks while Jade Van Dyke had six kills and Megan Schmidt and Jessica Jones five each. Lauren Marshall had 16 digs.

Janelle Neyron had 16 kills and 17 digs for Olds while Jamie Craig had 27 assists, seven digs and four blocks and Tara Yuha 12 kills.

Kings 3 Broncos 0 The RDC Kings used 13 different players in easily downing the Broncos 25-12, 25-11, 25-17 to run their record to 8-2. Olds is 0-8.

Luke Brisbane finished with 22 assists, five aces and six digs while Regan Fathers and Ben Holmes had six kills each. Ben Hankins was the RDC player of the match with four kills, three aces, two digs and a block. Waylon Auger had 10 kills and 10 digs for Olds.

The RDC teams face Ambrose in a home-andhome series to finish the first half of their ACAC season — Friday in Calgary and Saturday at 6 p.m. at RDC.

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Mixed results for b-ball squads

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Kings 94 Lightning 59 ALGARY — RDC Kings head coach Clayton Pottinger got his defence to finally play how he wants and it turned into an impressive victory.

The Kings completed a threegame sweep over the St. Mary’s University Lightning with a 94-59 victory in Alberta Colleges Men’s Basketball League play Saturday.

Previously the Kings won 11887 and 94-76 over the Lightning, both at RDC. The Kings led 28-12 after the first quarter, 47-29 at the half and 72-45 after three quarters.

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Sales strategy will hopefully fill more seats

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ONTREAL — Canadian hockey officials don’t want great swaths of empty seats at the Bell Centre at this year’s world junior hockey championship.

Hockey Canada president Tom Renney hopes lower ticket prices and a better sales strategy will fill more seats when the annual holiday season event returns to Montreal and Toronto next month.

Vast numbers of unoccupied seats in Montreal were a surprising setback for organizers when the world juniors were held in the same cities two years ago.

“Honestly, I think we missed the market,” Renney said Monday. “We probably priced ourselves too high last time around.

“I don’t know if we paid close enough attention to the culture of the Montreal Canadiens and their fanbase and hockey in general and the fanbase. We needed to identify with that better. And from the cultural perspective, we need to understand it better and I think we do.”

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While sales for games in Toronto were strong, including more than 19,000 to see Canada win gold in the final at Air Canada Centre, attendance at the Bell Centre was disappointing for Canada’s round-robin games. Only 14,142 turned out for the tournament opener against Slovakia and 12,733 watched Canada’s next game against Germany, although a solid crowd of 18,295 showed for a New Year’s Eve meeting with the United States.

For most non-Canada games, barely a quarter of the seats were sold. Canada’s games were played in Toronto starting with the quarter-finals.

This time it is reversed. Canada’s preliminary round games are set for Toronto and the team’s playoff games would be played in Montreal.

Some prices have been cut and there are a wider variety of ticket packages available. Also, single game tickets will go on sale much earlier.

Only seats in the 12,000-seat lower bowl of the Bell Centre will be used for round-robin games in a group that has the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Switzerland, while the upper tiers will be covered so the arena doesn’t look empty.

Despite the soft sales in 2015, the event drew a total of 366,370 spectators, the third-highest total for the tournament behind the 453,000 in Ottawa in 2009 and the 444,000 in Calgary and Edmonton in 2012.

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half and outscored RDC 19-5 in the third quarter.

Emily White led the Queens with 17 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals while Kiana Mintz had 17 points and five steals, Dedra Janvier 11 points and Kristen Loney eight points and five rebounds.

Montana Romeril had 24 points for the Lightning.

The Lightning sit at 4-1 with RDC at 2-3.

The basketball squads are at home this weekend as they host Briercrest Friday and Medicine Hat Saturday. The women tip off at 6 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. The RDC squads travel to Ambrose on Nov. 25 and Lethbridge Nov. 26 to finish the first half of their schedule.

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outstanding performance with 25 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and three steals. Ian Tevis added 15 points, six boards and two steals while Matt Matear had 11 points and 10 rebounds and Kai Greene 10 points and four assists.

Ramo Adun added 12 points and Khurram Sultan 10.

Brandt Seibel had 13 points for the Lightning and the Kings held high-scoring Cordell Minnifee to nine points.

The Kings have a 5-0 record while St, Mary’s dropped to 0-5.

Lightning 103 Queens 61 The Lightning stormed out of the gate as they looked to avenge a 68-58 loss to the Queens last week.

They Calgary crew led 34-18 after the first quarter, 56-36 at the

Lightning 4 Islanders 0 NEW YORK — Andrei Vasilevskiy made 34 saves, J.T. Brown and Ryan Callahan scored 42 seconds apart in the first period and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Islanders 4-0 on Monday night.

Nikita Kucherov and Vladislav Namestnikov added power-play goals

as the Lightning won for the fourth time in seven games (4-2-1) following a three-game skid.

Steven Stamkos had two assists to help Tampa Bay complete a sweep of the three-game season series with the Islanders — all within the last 14 days — by a combined 14-2 margin.

Jaroslav Halak had 27 saves for New York, which was shut out for the first time this season and fell to 1-3-3 in its last seven.

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CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNING

Queens have impressive second-place showing at national championships

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

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AULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — The RDC Queens arrived at the Canadian College Athletic Association cross-country running championship on Staurday ranked

No. 1.

They also knew that ranking in cross-country usually don’t mean much.

“It’s what we call a tentative No. 1,” said RDC head coach Kari Elliott, who was one of the four finalists for CCAA coach of the year.

“You never know about the other provinces and other teams.”

As it turned out UBC Okanagan from Kelowna proved to be the strongest team on this day, capturing

Sports BRIEFS Road kinder to Vipers than home this past weekend The Red Deer Vipers split a pair of Heritage Junior B Hockey League games during the weekend, winning 5-3 on the road against the Coaldale Copperheads on Saturday and losing 4-2 at home against the Okotoks Bisons on Sunday.

Justin Van Tetering and Dalton Angeltvedt scored against the Bisons with Branden Bilodeau making 39 saves.

The Vipers led 2-1 after the first period with the teams tied 2-2 after 40 minutes.

Kale Lapointe had a pair of goals, including the winner in the second period and an insurance marker in the third, against the Copperheads.

Logan Linnell, Mack Differenz and Drew Joslin had the other Red Deer goals.

Bilodeau made 34 saves.

Meanwhile the Ponoka Stampeders also split a pair of home games — winning 5-4 in a shootout over the Copperheads Sunday and losing 6-3 to the Medicine Hat Cubs Saturday.

The Stamps trailed the Copperheads 4-2 midway through the third period with Jacob Sayler scoring on the power play at 14:18 and Cheyden Rabbit tying the score 13 seconds later.

Kacey Straub and Toran Corbier had the other Ponoka goals.

Zeke Leuck made 41 saves in goal for the Stamps.

On Saturday, Jordan Sears, Chevazz Rabbit and Roenick Minde scored for the Stampeders.

In other play Sunday, the visiting Mountainview Colts downed the Blackfalds Wranglers 14-5.

Brody Bolton had two goals and Eric Moltzahn, Ryan Chambers and Wyatt Fleming one each for the Wranglers.

On Saturday, the visiting Stettler

the women’s title with 50 points.

But the Queens were an impressive second with 65 points, eight ahead of Lional-Groulx of Quebec.

“I knew we’d be competitive, and I’m very pleased with second,” added Elliott. “All the girls ran incredibly well.”

Fourth-year nursing student Jordanna Cota put the finishing touches on a solid season with a six-place finish in a time of 19 minutes, 21 seconds.

“Jordanna moved up 12 places from last year and made the All-Canadian team with her top 10 finish,” Elliott added.

Impressive rookie, Jill Stewart out of Hunting Hills, finished 14th at 19:41.

“She had a great year. She went in hoping to break 20 minutes and to set that mark and finish in the top 15 as a rookie in amazing.

“In fact the whole team ran one of their best races

Lightning edged the Strathmore Wheatland Kings 3-2.

Bryce Corneilissen, Dylan Houston and Matt Sylvester scored for the Lightning, who led 1-0 and 3-2 by periods.

Jordan McCallum made 28 saves in goal for Stettler.

On Friday, the homestanding Three Hills Thrashers lost 3-1 to the Kings.

Tanner Sharp scored for the Thrashers while Klay Munro made 42 saves.

Olds Grizzlys drop games to Canmore, Calgary The Olds Grizzlys lost a pair of Alberta Junior Hockey League games during the weekend — 5-1 to the homestanding Canmore Eagles on Saturday and 5-3 to the visiting Calgary Canucks on Friday.

Austin Holmes scored for the Grizzlys against Canmore, who got two goals from Jake Ashton and one each from Braden Saretsky, Kyle Paulis and Coy Prevost.

Ben Giesbrecht started in goal and made 30 saves on 34 shots over 43 minutes and 46 seconds.

Andrew Henderson played the final 16:14 and made 10 saves on 11 shots.

The Grizzlys had 30 shots on Thomas Davis.

On Friday, the Canucks scored twice late in the third period to record the victory.

The teams were tied 3-3 after two periods with Matthew Painchaud scoring on the power play at 16:23 and Brett Van Os into an empty net at 18:58.

Tyr Thompson, Owen Guenter and Jeremy Klessens scored for Olds.

Parker Ward had the other three Calgary goals, all in a row in the second period. Giesbrecht made 37 saves for Olds, who had 26 shots on a pair of Calgary netminders.

Lacombe Generals win streak snapped by Eagles The Lacombe Generals finally lost a game in the Chinook Hockey

of the season. Going in ranked No. 1 and dealing with that made their performance even more impressive.”

Rookie Janaya Garbe, also out of Hunting Hills, was 29th at 20:35 with Amy Severtson 31st at 20:41.

Brenna Berridge placed 52nd at 21:24, Samantha Debree 74th at 22:09 and Laura Szymanek 79th at 22:14.

Overall 115 runners started and 103 finished.

Jesse Lacourse of FX Garneau in Quebec won for the second straight year with a course record 18:11.

The course proved to be fast, but also hilly, something which suited RDC. “It was an interesting course, and while some of the teams didn’t like the hills, we were used to them,” said Elliott, who will look to be even better next season.

“I can’t say for sure who will be back, but from all indications we’ll have enough solid returnees and some good recruits to make a run at top spot next year,” she said.

League Saturday, dropping a 4-3 decision to the homestanding Stony Plain Eagles.

The Generals, 7-1, returned to the ice Sunday and took out their frustrations on the Fort Saskatchewan Chiefs, 1-5, winning 9-2.

Myles Bell, Troy Hunter and Alex Macleod scored against the Eagles, who led 1-0 and 3-2 by periods. Chad Hohmann had two goals for the Eagles, 3-3, with singles added by Colton Hayes and Adam Chorneyko.

Travis Yonkman made 37 saves for Stony Plain while Jeff Deslauriers made 31 saves in the Lacombe goal.

On Sunday, Bell scored three times, Macleod twice and Jesse Todd, Ryan Kinasewich, Ian Barteaux and Doug Jessey once each.

James Dobrowolski and Ryan Smith replied for the Chiefs.

Kraymer Barnstable made 30 saves for Lacombe, who had 51 shots on Ryan Demharter.

In action Friday, the Innisfail Eagles. 3-2, edged the visiting Chiefs 3-2.

Innisfail grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals by Ty Clay and Mark Bommersback. After a scoreless second period, Jamie Marshall made it 2-1 but Justin Cox scored what proved to be the winner at 12:17 on the power play. Filip Kejdana got the Chiefs final goal at 17:57 on the power play.

Dan Dunn made 29 saves for Innisfail and Demharter 32 for Fort Saskatchewan.

Rebels increase division leading record in bantam AAA play Midget AAA

The Red Deer Optimist Chiefs split a pair of home games during the weekend, downing the Lloydminster Bobcats 7-0 Saturday and losing 3-2 to the Edmonton Southside Boston Pizza Sunday.

Deegan Mofford had three goals and Luke Bast, Dayton Playford, Levi Glasman and Joel Ray one each against the Bobcats with Justin Travis making 21 saves for the shutout.

On Sunday, Tyrees Goodrunning and Kyle Budvarson connected in

the second period for the Chiefs, who trailed 2-0 after the first period. The teams were tied 2-2 after 40 minutes.

Levi Mitchell made 23 saves while his teammates had 43 shots on goal, including 18 in the third period.

Midget AAA Girls The Red Deer Sutter Fund Chiefs lost 1-0 in a shootout to the St. Albert Slash Sunday.

Camille Scherger made 29 saves.

Bantam AAA The Red Deer Rebels ran their division leading record to 11-2-3 with a 7-2 win over Leduc.

Noah Danielson had a pair of goals with singles added by Ronan Seeley, Wyatt Fluet, Connor Sholdice, Brett Meerman and Kayde Budgell.

Carter Vooys made 21 saves while the Rebels managed 39 shots.

Sting claim ringette tournament title in Airdie The Central Alberta U16AA Sting posted a 3-1 record to finish first in the Airdrie tournament during the weekend.

The Sting beat the Sherwood Park Power 6-3 and 11-5 and split a pair of games with the Zone 2 U16AA team, winning 5-1 and losing 6-4.

Kianna Doyle had two goals in the 6-3 win over the Power with singles added by Carly Cherniak, Megan Grubb, Hannah Murray and Colby Wagar. Grubb and Hannah Morrison had three goals each in the 11-5 win while Hanna Gill had two goals and Saxon Anderson, Doyle and Wagar one apiece.

Kianna Doyle and Colby Wagar had two goals each and Megan Grubb one in the win over Zone 2 while Ashlin Caine, Cherniak, Grubb and Doyle connected in the loss.

Gracie Setters and McKenna Smalley split goaltending duties. ● The U19AA Sting downed the Sting Open B squad 10-6 in exhibition play. Sydney Cherniak, Emily LeMasurier, Mackenzie Lindholm and Brenna Parent had two goals and Mckenna Causey and MaKenna Tonery one each Goaltending was shared by Baylee Schulhauser and Rebecca Forrester.

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Cougars first Central Alberta team in tier I provincial semifinals in 21 years

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Cougars 27 Titans 8 ACOMBE — The Notre Dame Cougars went into the provincial high school North Regional semifinal football game against the Harry Ainlay Titans of Edmonton definitely as underdogs.

After all it’s been 21 years since a Central Alberta team advanced out of the regional semifinals.

The Cougars didn’t let that bother them as they turned in an outstanding two-way performance in defeating the fourth-ranked Titans 27-8 at M.E. Global Athletic Park Saturday afternoon.

“Our big-time players stepped it up,” said Cougars head coach Gino Castellan. “Beko (Wande) was fantastic, Jordan Muirhead had a great game, Payton (LaGrange) had a great game. Our O-line did a good job, especially in the second half when they started opening some holes and our running backs started to take over, which was nice to see.

“We prepared hard as we always do, and the kids started to believe in themselves. It’s the first time in 21 years a Central Alberta team advances to the provincial semifinals, which is a great accomplishment.”

Although the score was 6-2 at the

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half, the Cougars offensive and defensive lines were solid all game.

In fact, on their second possession the Cougars marched 72 yards on 11 plays to score the first touchdown, when LaGrange went in from the one at 8:38.

The convert was blocked and the Titans got on the board with a safety at 5:30 of the second quarter.

The game remained tight until late in the third quarter when Justin Fedun darted 13 yards for a touchdown, which Isaac Colosimo converted.

LaGrange scored again on a oneyard plunge at 8:25 of the fourth quarter and quarterback Devin Desormeau hit Reiss Flunder on a 15yard touchdown strike at 10:29. Colosimo converted both.

The Titans completed the scoring at 11:38 on a 15 yard run by Dylan Kerr.

The Titans, behind quarterback Cody Olson, moved the ball in the second half, but couldn’t find a way to finish drives. In fact the Cougars picked off a pair of passes in the fourth quarter, both of which led to touchdowns.

Wande intercepted his second pass

prior to LaGrange’s second major, and Alex Groenen picked off a deflected pass leading to Flunder’s score.

“They were a good team, but we had watched a lot of film and knew our assignments and everyone did their jobs,” said LaGrange, who also was strong in the defensive backfield.

“We forced them into second and long, which as our strategy. You can thank the coaches for putting us in a position to win. They put in a lot of hours watching film and preparing a game plan.”

LaGrange carried the ball 12 times for 32 yards while Johannes Smith had 72 yards on 14 carries and Fedun 51 on 10 tries. Desormeau connected on six of nine passes for 80 yards.

“Johannes and Justin are dynamic runners and Payton adds another dimension to our offence that other teams have to be aware of” said Castellan. “I also thought Devin played well. I was proud of him as he takes a lot of heat from us.”

What impressed Castellan as much as anything was his defensive play against a fast Harry Ainlay squad.

“They have tremendous team speed, but maybe we do as well. We nullified that. Our defence had a great game.”

The Cougars turned in the impressive performance without one of their leading defenders and offensive threats — Jacob Plamondon, who was

out with a minor concussion, He’s expected back against the top-ranked Bev Facey Falcons on Saturday. The Cougars will once again be underdogs.

“They still have to show up and play … we’ll see what happens,” said Castellan.

The Cougars meet the Bev Facey Falcons Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Clarke Stadium in Edmonton. Facey advanced with a 38-6 win over the Bellerose Bulldogs. ● In other provincial play, the Sylvan Lake Lakers lost, 24-16, to the Holy Rosary Raiders in Tier III North semifinal action, while the Stettler Wildcats downed the top-ranked Ardrossan Bisons, 36-19, in the Tier IV North semifinals.

The Wildcats face the host Sexsmith Sabres, who defeated the St. Paul Lions, 37-13.

In six-man action, the second-ranked Buck Mountain Mustangs downed the Sedgewick Rams, 72-40, and the fourth-ranked Rimbey Spartans stopped the Holy Redeemer Rebels, 56-24. The two meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lacombe.

In bantam Tier II semifinal play the Lacombe Raiders lost, 34-25, to the Edmonton Mustangs.

Lebeson Pannebecker had two touchdowns for Lacombe with Josh Harper and Justin Penny adding one each. Tanner Park had a convert.

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Despite slow start, Lightning rebound to advance to regional finals

BY DANNY RODE SPECIAL TO THE ADVOCATE

Lightning 28 Comets 25 ACOMBE — The way the Hunting Hills Lightning started their provincial high school South Regional Tier II semifinal football game against the Robert Thirsk Comets of Calgary, it looked as if it would be a long day.

The Lightning fell behind 17-0 as they fumbled the ball on all three of their first three possessions, losing it twice.

However, the Lightning showed what they were made of, scoring the next 28 points on their way to a 28-25 victory at M.E. Global Athletic Park Saturday afternoon, and a berth in the South Regional final next Saturday against the Foothills Falcons.

“This certainly looked similar to last Saturday (a 39-15 loss to Notre Dame in the league final),” said Lightning head coach Kyle Sedgwick. “I don’t know why we were so asleep at the beginning. We had a good week of practice and were motivated.

“I know it’s tough coming back after a loss because of the tradition of the league final, but give our guys credit, they showed a lot of character against a team that has 20-some Grade

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12s on their team. I’m proud of the guys, we’ve now reached the final four in the province for the second straight year, that’s a great accomplishment.”

The Lightning got themselves in trouble right off the opening kickoff, fumbling on their own 21-yard line.

The defence held the Comets to a 25yard field goal by Sean Alexander. On their second possession the Lightning recovered their own fumble, but were forced to punt. They got a 12-yard punt and no yards giving the Comets the ball on the Lightning 46. Five plays later Zachary Newman bulled in from the two.

On their third possession the Lightning fumbled the handoff giving the Comets the ball on the 48. On the third play, quarterback Zack Irvine hit Chris Charpentier on a 16-yard pass for the major. Alexander added his second convert and by the 9:07 mark it was 17-0.

Lightning veteran Jordan Lenius felt the team was a bit nervous.

“I thought early on we were, but once we got our legs under us we were fine. I thought our O-line did a great job, especially in the second half opening holes for our backs and providing protection.”

The Lightning received a safety at 1:44 of the second quarter, Eric Thom-

‘… GIVE OUR GUYS CREDIT, THEY SHOWED A LOT OF CHARACTER AGAINST A TEAM THAT HAS 20-SOME GRADE 12S ON THEIR TEAM’ KYLE SEDGWICK HUNTING HILLS LIGHTNING HEAD COACH

son scored from the one at 5:31 and Ader Arias, who converted Thomson’s major, kicked a 42-yard field goal at 11:43 and it was 17-12 at the half.

After a scoreless third quarter, the Lightning took the lead at 1:34 of the fourth quarter on a 59-yard pass and run play between quarterback Brandon Rees and Lenius.

“We were trying to set that play up all game,” said Lenius. “We used the dive play hoping their safety would move up and he finally did.”

Thompson scored again on a oneyard plunge at 7:51 converted by Arias. The play came after a brilliant catch by Lenius on the one, literally taking the ball out of the defenders hands.

“He had it, but I was able to see it and reach in and take it away,” explained Lenius, who finished with six catches for 116 yards. He also was solid on defence.

“He ripped it away, and it turned out to set up the winning touchdown … it couldn’t have been a bigger play,”

said Sedgwick. “Jordan is in Grade 11 and was outstanding on both sides of the ball. He plays over 120 plays a game, and it always in the game.”

The Comets conceded another safety at 9:07.

The Calgary crew was handed a touchdown late when it appeared as if the Comets turned the ball over after a missed third down pass. The officials blew the play dead after the ball hit the ground. It was then ruled a backward pass and because of the blown whistle the Comets were awarded another play despite the fact they never did regain control of the ball.

On the next play Irvine hit Charpentier for the 15-yard major. He then connected with Newman for the twopoint convert, leaving 10.6 seconds on the clock.

They attempted a short kickoff, which they recovered, but it was well short of the 10 yards, giving the ball and the game to the Lightning.

Sympho Nkuela led the Lightning with 109 yards rushing on 13 carries while Thomson had 47 on 14 tries.

Rees connected on 10 of 14 passes for 139 yards.

The Lightning defence limited the Comets to 48 yards rushing with Irvine connecting on 13 of 17 passes for 177 yards.

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Lightning, Cougars advance to regional finals

Photos by JEFF STOKOE/Advocate staff

Clockwise from top right: Notre Dame Cougars Beko Wande and Reiss Flunder take the field in Lacombe Saturday.

Hunting Hills Lightning Jordan Lenius and Robert Thirsk Comet Nicholas Resch grapple for the ball during fourth quarter action at M.E. Global Field in Lacombe Saturday.

Hunting Hills Lightning Jordan Lenius gets within inches of the goal line after being tackled by Robert Thirsk Comet Nicholas Resch.

Notre Dame Cougar Reiss Flunder runs into some heavy traffic as Harry Ainlay Titans players make first quarter tackle.

Robert Thirsk Comet Jake Erickson (35) was ejected from the game after tossing Hunting Hills Lightning player Eric Thomson to the ground after Thomson scored a fourth quarter touchdown.

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RODEO

Familiar rodeo families came out on top at the CFR T

he legacies of some prominent rodeo families deepened at the 43rd edition of the Canadian Finals Rodeo, which wrapped up Sunday at Northlands Coliseum.

Make it 11 steer DIANNE wrestling championFINSTAD ships for the Cassidy clan now. Cody Cassidy came into Edmonton as the defending champ and season leader.

He capitalized on the CFR cash opportunities, placing in every round but one, to ride off with his fifth Canadian gold buckle. That gives him one more than his father Greg, and ties him with Lee Graves.

“All I can say is it’s been an absolutely perfect season,” marvelled the 35-year-old, who lives near the family ranch at Donalda. “I won everything that I wanted to win. The stars were aligned, and it was absolutely perfect.”

Cassidy was in the driver’s seat heading into Sunday’s final round.

But he didn’t let up on the gas pedal, throwing his last steer down in 4.3 seconds, to place third in the round,

along with winning first in the average, for a $44,453 week, to put a wrap on his $79,371 season.

“I was probably a little more calm today, coming into the last day knowing what I had to do than with the previous four. You’re still playing a million different scenarios through your mind. But I just kept picturing myself being on top at the end of it, visualizing ending up first, and I think that’s just as important as being able to go out there and do the job. It’s having faith in yourself that you can get the job done.”

“I’m not stopping anytime soon. I think I work harder at it now than I ever have. The results are speaking for themselves. I’m going to stay going to the gym, working as hard as I can at it. Ultimately my goal is to end up first every year. I’m a Canadian cowboy, so I concentrate on Canadian rodeos, and they’ve been great to me, so that’s my number one goal, is to be first for at least a few more times.”

Cody’s older brother Curtis, who has two steer wrestling buckles of his own, was hot on his heels and ended up second overall, winning $30,337 at Edmonton, for a $56,957 season.

In the bareback riding, Jake Vold continued his domination, capturing his third straight Canadian champi-

we’ll make you one

onship, a feat that hasn’t been done since the early 1970’s. Vold, from the famous Ponoka rodeo family bloodline, finished his week with a bang, riding Reckless Margie to 87.50 points to win the round, the average and the most money of any CFR contestant at a whopping $62,886. His season tally came in at $91,468.

“I kept my eye on the prize,” said Vold. “I felt good coming in. I felt in shape and ready to go. It was a little different this year, coming in behind.

And I knew Caleb (Bennett) was going to be hard to catch, but I guess it was meant to be, and it worked out in my favor.”

For the first time since 1958, another familiar Ponoka rodeo family will be represented on the prestigious AllAround trophy, which honours efforts at both ends of the arena. Luke Butterfield won the award, after collecting $27,177 for his bronc riding efforts in Edmonton.

“It’s been a goal of mine, and I’m really happy, and grateful for it,” stated Butterfield. “It’s a tough award to win, especially now with everybody so specialized in their events. It’s not easy.”

Clay Elliott of Nanton became the Canadian Saddle Bronc champion after winning two go-rounds, and taking second in two others, in his first appearance as a full-fledged pro. With $42,978 earned at CFR, and his season total of $70,686, he edged out Rocky’s Jim Berry, who finished second overall with $51,274. Berry picked up more

than $24,000 for his week’s work.

Jordan Hansen of Calgary rode five of his six bulls on the way to his first Canadian bull riding buckle, which was an amazing feat since he’d been sidelined with a badly broken ankle since July, and hadn’t been on a bull since. Hansen’s CFR bank account showed $39,501, for a season total of $78,186. Like Vold and Cassidy, the 2015 barrel racing champion managed to defend her title. Taber’s Nancy Csabay and her horse Wicked raced away with $54,670 by placing every night and winning the average, for a $72,011 season. The tie-down roping buckle went to Idaho’s Matt Shiozawa, who won $47,402 in Edmonton, to jump ahead of season leader Al Bouchard of Scandia by $4000 in the overall race. The team roping titles this year went to Dustin Bird of MT as the header and Russell Cardoza of OR as the heeler. Morgan Grant, who now lives in Didsbury, earned the High Point Championship. Top stock of the CFR was Vold Rodeo for the bull VJV Nailed; C5 Rodeo for the bareback horse Virgil; and Calgary Stampede for the saddle bronc Wild Cherry.

Tanner Young of Sylvan Lake became the novice bareback riding champion, with Kolby Wanchuk of Sherwood Park taking novice saddle bronc riding and Dixon Tattrie of Youngstown the steer riding title. Northlands officials say attendance over the six performances of this year’s CFR was 87,394.

NHL

Coyotes propose new arena

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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LENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — When the city of Glendale backed out of an arena lease deal with the Arizona Coyotes last year, it put the future of the franchise in doubt yet again.

Turns out, Glendale may have done the Coyotes a favour.

The Coyotes announced a proposal Monday to build a 16,000-seat arena near Arizona State University’s main campus by 2019, a deal that would put the team in the heart of the Phoenix area’s population and financial center.

“Someone said at the time it would be a silver lining,” Coyotes President and CEO Anthony LeBlanc said of the Glendale City Council’s decision.

“This is a gold lining.”

The new arena will be on a 58-acre parcel within Arizona State’s Athletic Facilities District, less than two miles from campus. The NHL arena will include an attached 4,000-seat multisport arena that would be used for Coyotes practices as well as by ASU athletics and youth hockey teams.

The Coyotes’ agreement with developer Catellus Development Corp. sets a June 30 deadline for creating the overall budget, design and operational plan for developing the arena.

Coyotes majority owner Andrew Barroway said the arena will cost around $400 million, with the team picking up about half the cost. The other half will be through public-private funding, according to LeBlanc.

“Let’s be realistic here: These types of arenas don’t happen without some kind of public-private partnership,” LeBlanc said. “It’s an absolute requirement, but the world has shifted where teams would look for the entire bill to be covered by a governmental agency, you see a shift toward the middle of the spectrum.”

The Coyotes shared an arena with the NBA’s Phoenix Suns after moving from Winnipeg in 1996 and moved to the Phoenix suburb of Glendale in 2003. The team had other options at the time, including Scottsdale, but the area where they are now was expected to be the growth area in Phoenix, so the franchise went with Glendale.

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Western final features coaches who know each other well

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

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ALGARY — Wally Buono and Dave Dickenson have a long history together as coach and player.

Dickenson was a quarterback on Buono’s teams for nine seasons with the Calgary Stampeders and then the B.C. Lions.

One will block the other’s path to this year’s Grey Cup when they go head-to-head coaching against each other in Sunday’s West Division final.

Dickenson, in his first year as head coach of the Stampeders, faces a man who has been a head coach in the CFL for 22 seasons. Of the five Grey Cups that Buono has hoisted, Dickenson was in on two of them — one as a Lion in 2006 and the other as a Stampeder in 1998.

Dickenson’s Stampeders (15-2-1) and Buono’s Lions (12-6) clash Sunday at McMahon Stadium for the right to play in the Grey Cup in Toronto on Nov. 27.

“Wally, he runs a tight ship and the players know what to expect,” Dick-

enson said Monday. “A lot of the strategy of the game-time stuff is done by his assistant coaches. I’m sure he has input. It’s not that different than what I do. I’ve got a little bit more input on the offence and I think he has more input on the defence.

“Wally loves the game. He’s been at it a long time. The game’s been good to him. He’ll tell you that. I thought he did a great job this year. I know he’s given me some recognition in the media and I have to give it back.”

The Lions, one of just two teams to beat Calgary this season, topped the Stampeders 20-18 in their season opener June 25. The Stampeders lost their regular-season finale 17-8 to the Montreal Alouettes.

Calgary edged B.C. 44-41 with an overtime field goal July 29 and beat the Lions decisively 37-9 on Aug. 19 in Vancouver.

The Lions are coming off a 32-31 win over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the division semifinal Sunday.

Lions quarterback Jonathan Jennings scored a spectacular rushing touchdown with a minute and a half to

play. Bombers kicker Justin Medlock missed a 61-yard field goal attempt to win the game at B.C. Place.

Calgary concluded its regular season with a bye, which puts three weeks between that loss to the Als and the division final. While flurries are in the forecast for Calgary this week, Sunday’s outlook is mostly sunny with a high of two degrees.

After 10 days away from the field, the Stampeders resumed practice last week not knowing who their division final opponent would be. Dickenson is OK with their extended break after watching the Lions and Bombers hammer away at each other Sunday.

“I think our guys would rather have that rest,” Dickenson said. “To tell you the truth, not playing against

such a quality opponent in the West semifinal — either team could have won or lost that game — so I think any team who had the bye is going to take it.

“We know we’ve got to be ready.

Try to get after them early so they don’t ride the momentum they just got from winning the game.”

The energy was where Dickenson wanted it when the Stampeders reunited on the field last week, but he said execution must improve by Sunday.

“Football is a timing-rhythm type of game. We may be out of rhythm,” Dickenson said. “Throws weren’t as sharp in our three practices, but I don’t feel that’s an excuse by any means.

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

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Toronto FC may be enjoying its most successful season on the pitch, the MLS franchise won’t make money this season.

TORONTO FC

President sees bright future on and off the pitch

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

T

ORONTO — While Toronto FC is enjoying its most successful season on the pitch, the MLS franchise won’t make money this season.

But the bottom line has been boosted by the current playoff run and team president Bill Manning believes the financial future is bright with season tickets and sponsorships on the rise.

“It all reflects back to your product on the field.

You’ve got to have a good product and you’ve got to win,” Manning said in an interview.

Toronto FC is finally delivering on both counts.

The push provided by Toronto’s designated players — Michael Bradley, Sebastian Giovinco, Jozy Altidore and Jermain Defoe, before them — has come at a massive cost. Collectively Bradley, Giovinco and Altidore make north of US$18 million this season.

Former CEO Tim Leiweke led the way on upgrading both the team personnel and BMO Field, with owner Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment investing an additional C$150 million in the stadium.

“I’ve really dug into the history of the team and it really hit a bad part in 2012 and in 2013 even,” Manning said. “They had to do something to resurrect the team because the failings on the field had affected the business very negatively.

“And this was a franchise that was actually very healthy financially and it just failed, it failed on the field. And then that really negatively affected the business.”

Things were so bad in 2012 when the team finished last in the league with a 5-21-8 record, that the team rolled back prices to 2007 inaugural season levels in a bid to prevent season ticket-holders from abandoning ship.

Today’s numbers are encouraging, however.

The team finished a franchise-best 14-9-11 record this season and has gone deeper into the post-season than ever before.

Season ticket renewals are at 87 per cent, compared to 72 per cent at the same time last year. Manning believes the final figure will be more than 90 per cent — compared to 84 per cent last year — which will put the franchise among the league leaders.

Fans are also attending more games. The team tracks both paid attendance and the actual turnstile count at BMO Field. The gap between the two narrowed by 3,000 each game this season even though paid tickets were only up 1,500 a match.

Those fans are buying food, drink and merchandise, all helping to improve the bottom line. MLSE operates the stadium for the city, which gets a cut of concession revenues.

Manning says his franchise is following the Raptors’ model, with healthy group sales eventually turning into new season tickets. The team only gets about 100 walkup fans a game, Manning said.

TFC’s season ticket base is currently around 18,700. Manning believes that number will be more than 20,000 next season and he foresees a time when the team will have 24,000 to 25,000 season ticket-holders, at which time the number will probably be capped.

“I believe we’re going to be extremely successful financially. But we’re not there yet,” he said.

Manning joined Toronto in October 2015 after spending eight seasons as president of both Real Salt Lake and Rio Tinto Stadium. The team won the MLS Cup — in 2009 — while season tickets and sponsorships more than tripled on his watch.

He was named the league’s executive of the year in 2012 and 2014.

While he has been at Toronto for more than a year, the walls on Manning’s office overlooking the Toronto FC training pitches are still bare. Neat piles of documents dot his desk.

At BMO Field, Manning has some 28,500 seats to fill. There is space for another 1,500 spectators in standing-room areas. With the temporary Grey Cup seats in the south stand, Manning says TFC could draw a record 36,000 to 37,000 for the home leg of the Eastern Conference final against the Montreal Impact on Nov. 30.

On the TV front, Manning tried to offer fans and broadcasters consistency this season with the majority of TFC home games scheduled for Saturday evenings. Those garnered the best ratings with away games and home games at other times producing lower ratings.

While he was happy with playoff audiences of more than 200,000, regular season ratings were down this year. He hopes to discuss scheduling and numbers with his TV partners in the off-season.

Manning also sees TFC merchandise sales as an “area of opportunity,” with a full-time team store a possibility.

LOCAL SPORTS p.m., Kin City.

Today ● High school volleyball: Saturday senior 4A league; semifinals, girls at Hunting Hills, boys at Lacombe. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels at Swift Current Broncos. ● Men’s basketball: Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association, KJ Concrete vs. Btown Maple Jordans, 7:15 p.m., Triple A Batteries vs, Alkin Basin Drillers, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS Gym 11. ● Junior B hockey: Heritage League, Blackfalds at Stettler, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday

● High school volleyball: senior 4A league, first game best-of-three finals, times and places TBA. ● Men’s basketball: Central Alberta Senior Men’s Basketball Association, Vikings vs. Wells Furniture, 7:15 p.m., Bulldogs Scrap Metal vs. Grandview Allstars, 8:30 p.m., LTCHS Gym 11.

Friday

● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9:30 a.m., 1, 4, 8 p.m., Pidherney Centre. ● College basketball: RDC vs. Briercrest Clippers, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● High school volleyball: senior 4A league, second game best-of-three finals, times and places TBA. ● WHL: Red Deer Rebels vs. Medicine Hat Tigers, 7 p.m., Centrium. ● College hockey: RDC Kings vs. Concordia Thunder, 7 p.m., Penhold Regional Multiplex. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer Northstar Chiefs vs. Calgary Rangers, 7:45

● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9:30 a.m., 1, 4, 8 p.m., Pidherney Centre. ● College basketball: RDC vs. Medicine Hat Rattlers, women at 1 p.m., men to follow. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer TBS Chiefs vs. Calgary Bruins, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● College volleyball: RDC vs. Ambrose University, women at 6 p.m., men to follow. ● High school volleyball: senior 4A league, third game best-of-three finals, if necessary, times and places TBA. ● Junior B hockey: Heritage League, Okotoks at Three Hills, 8 p.m.

Sunday ● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9 a.m., 1, 4, 7:30 p.m., Pidherney Centre. ● Bantam AAA hockey: Red Deer Rebels vs. Calgary Flames, 1:30 p.m., Kinex. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer Northstar Chiefs vs. Rockyview, 1:45 p.m., Kin City. ● Minor midget hockey: Red Deer TBS Chiefs vs.

Calgary Canucks, 2:15 p.m., Collicutt Centre. ● Junior B hockey: Heritage League, Coaldale at Blackfalds, 3:30 p.m.; High River at Stettler, 4 p.m. ● College hockey: RDC Queens vs. MacEwan University Griffins, 5 p.m., Centrium.

Monday ● World Curling Tour: Red Deer Classic, 9 a.m., 12:30 p.m., men’s and women’s finals 3:30 p.m.

GB — 2½ 3 3½ 6½ GB — 1 4 5 5 GB — 2½ 3 3 4 GB — 1½ 2½ 5 6 GB — ½ 1 3 3½

W L Pct 9 1 .900 8 2 .800 6 5 .545 4 7 .364 3 8 .273 Monday’s Games Indiana 88, Orlando 69 Detroit 104, Oklahoma City 88 New York 93, Dallas 77 Houston 115, Philadelphia 88 New Orleans 106, Boston 105 San Antonio 94, Miami 90 Memphis 102, Utah 96 Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Toronto at Cleveland, 5 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Portland, 8 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Cleveland at Indiana, 5 p.m.

New Orleans at Orlando, 5 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Dallas at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

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

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Golden State at Toronto, 6 p.m.

Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 7 p.m.

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

San Antonio at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games New York at Washington, 5 p.m.

Milwaukee at Miami, 5:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

Portland at Houston, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Utah, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers Golden State L.A. Lakers Sacramento Phoenix

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BASKETBALL NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 7 2 .778 Boston 5 5 .500 Brooklyn 4 5 .444 New York 4 6 .400 Philadelphia 1 9 .100 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 7 2 .778 Charlotte 6 3 .667 Orlando 4 7 .364 Miami 2 7 .222 Washington 2 7 .222 Central Division W L Pct Cleveland 8 1 .889 Chicago 6 4 .600 Milwaukee 5 4 .556 Detroit 6 5 .545 Indiana 5 6 .455 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct San Antonio 8 3 .727 Houston 6 4 .600 Memphis 5 5 .500 Dallas 2 7 .222 New Orleans 2 9 .182 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 7 4 .636 Utah 7 5 .583 Oklahoma City 6 5 .545 Minnesota 3 6 .333 Denver 3 7 .300 Pacific Division

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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

GB — 1 3½ 5½ 6½

WHL Eastern Conference East Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pts Regina 17 14 0 3 0 100 55 31 Moose Jaw 19 11 4 4 0 69 67 26 Swift Current 21 10 6 2 3 69 67 25 Brandon 20 10 7 3 0 70 66 23 Saskatoon 21 9 11 1 0 55 75 19 Prince Albert 19 5 13 1 0 44 64 11 Central Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pts Medicine Hat 19 13 5 1 0 91 61 27 Red Deer 21 10 9 1 1 72 85 22 Edmonton 19 8 9 2 0 52 65 18 Lethbridge 19 7 9 1 2 59 77 17 Calgary 15 7 6 2 0 36 50 16 Kootenay 19 3 11 4 1 43 80 11 Western Conference U.S. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pts Everett 19 14 2 3 0 62 38 31 Tri-City 21 13 7 1 0 78 73 27 Spokane 18 7 6 4 1 53 64 19 Portland 21 9 12 0 0 79 73 18 Seattle 17 8 8 0 1 47 53 17 B.C. Division GP W LOTLSOL GF GA Pts Prince George 21 15 4 2 0 77 54 32 Victoria 21 11 8 2 0 70 61 24 Kamloops 22 11 10 1 0 71 58 23 Kelowna 20 11 9 0 0 62 67 22 Vancouver 21 9 12 0 0 65 71 18 Note: Two points for a team winning in overtime or shootout the team losing in overtime or shootout receives one which is registered in the OTL or SOL columns.

Saturday’s results Red Deer 8 Moose Jaw 7 (OT) Brandon 4 Swift Current 3 (SO) Edmonton 3 Kootenay 0 Medicine Hat 6 Saskatoon 3 Prince George 7 Kamloops 0 Seattle 5 Vancouver 3 Portland 9 Calgary 2 Kelowna 7 Prince Albert 1 Tri-City 5 Victoria 1 Spokane 3 Everett 2 (OT) Sunday’s results Regina 8 Red Deer 4 Brandon 3 Swift Current 2 (SO) Saskatoon 5 Lethbridge 3 Tuesday’s games Red Deer at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Prince George at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Calgary at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s games Regina at Edmonton, 7 p.m.

Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7 p.m.

Everett at Kamloops, 8 p.m.

Prince Albert at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Calgary at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Thursday’s games Moose Jaw at Saskatoon, 6:05 p.m.

Friday’s games Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 6 p.m.

Saskatoon at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Medicine Hat at Red Deer, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Prince Albert at Prince George, 8 p.m.

Kamloops at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Calgary at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Vancouver at Kelowna, 8:05 p.m.

Lethbridge at Seattle, 8:35 p.m.

Saturday’s games Saskatoon at Brandon, 6:30 p.m.

Calgary at Kootenay, 7 p.m.

Swift Current at Medicine Hat, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at Portland, 8 p.m.

Lethbridge at Everett, 8:05 p.m.

Regina at Victoria, 8:05 p.m.

Edmonton at Tri-City, 8:05 p.m.

Kamloops at Spokane, 8:05 p.m.

Pats 8, Rebels 4 First Period 1. Red Deer, Pratt 7 (Bobyk, Freadrich) 9:35.

2. Regina, Harrison 4 (Steel, Leedahl) 16:35.

3. Regina, Brooks 7 (Steel, Leedahl) 19:59.

Penalties — Polei Rd (checking from behind) 0:46 Roy Rd (tripping) 10:33 Leedahl Reg (hooking) 14:22 Polei Rd (tripping) 15:00 Brooks Reg (high sticking) 16:20.

Second Period 4. Regina, Hobbs 5 (Steel, Leedahl) 0:48.

5. Regina, Ahl 15 (Brooks, Wagner) 7:49.

6. Red Deer, Sass 2 (Polei, Hagel) 9:57 (pp).

7. Regina, Steel 16 (Leschyshyn) 15:15 (sh).

8. Regina, Ahl 16 (Brooks, Henry) 18:04 (pp).

Penalties — Bains Rd (hooking) 2:17 Zablocki Reg (roughing) 9:20 Wagner Reg (tripping) 14:35 Strand Rd (slashing) 16:34 Bruce Reg (high sticking) 18:59.

Third Period 9. Red Deer, de Wit 3 (Musil, Polei) 9:28.

10. Red Deer, Hagel 8 (Spacek) 11:46 (pp).

11. Regina, Hobbs 6 (Zablocki, Cole) 15:09.

12. Regina, Leschyshyn 10 (Zablocki) 18:36.

Penalties — Hagel Rd (high sticking) 0:48 Zborovskiy Reg (cross checking) 10:03 Pratt Rd, Zablocki Reg (roughing) 12:33.

Shots on goal by Red Deer 7 5 9 — 21 Regina 21 23 17 — 61 Goal — Red Deer: Petersen (L, 3-4-0-0). Regina: Brown (W, 9-0-2-0).

Power plays (goals-chances) — Red Deer: 2-6 Regina: 1-5.

Referees — Adam Bloski, Kevin Shmyr. Linesmen — Riley Fitzsimmons, Tannum Wyonzek.

Attendance — 6,484 at Regina, Sask.

WHL Scoring Leaders G A 16 18 5 26 10 20 15 14 14 13 12 15 7 20 17 9 12 14 10 16

Sam Steel, Reg Mason Shaw, MH Cody Glass, Por Kailer Yamamoto, SPO Nikita Popugaev, MJ Michael Spacek, RD Chad Butcher, MH Michael Rasmussen, TC Skyler McKenzie, Por Morgan Geekie, TC

Pts 34 31 30 29 27 27 27 26 26 26

Adam Brooks, Reg Filip Ahl, Reg Tyler Steenbergen, SC Jake Leschyshyn, Reg Brad Morrison, PG Patrick Bajkov, EVT Dawson Leedahl, Reg Aaron Irving, EDM Aleksi Heponiemi, SC Brayden Burke, MJ Jayden Halbgewachs, MJ Ty Lewis, BDN Jack Walker, Vic Lane Pederson, SC Kole Lind, Kel Ryley Lindgren, Let Connor Hobbs, Reg Tyler Sandhu, TC Matthew Phillips, Vic Rudolfs Balcers, Kam Tyler Soy, Vic Tanner Kaspick, BDN Collin Shirley, Kam Matt Bradley, MH Chase Harrison, Reg Mason McCarty, Sas Deven Sideroff, Kam Keegan Iverson, Por Reid Duke, BDN Brandon Hagel, RD Simon Stransky, Pa Jared Bethune, PG Josh Mahura, RD

7 16 14 10 9 8 7 7 5 4 12 12 11 10 9 7 6 1 12 11 10 9 9 8 4 14 11 9 8 8 8 8 7

18 8 10 14 15 16 17 16 18 19 10 10 11 12 13 15 16 21 9 10 11 12 12 13 17 6 9 11 12 12 12 12 13

NHL EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF Montreal 16 13 2 1 27 53 Boston 16 10 6 0 20 41 Ottawa 15 9 5 1 19 35 Tampa Bay 16 9 6 1 19 50 Detroit 16 8 7 1 17 41 Florida 15 7 7 1 15 40 Toronto 15 6 6 3 15 44 Buffalo 15 5 6 4 14 29 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF N.Y. Rangers 16 12 4 0 24 65 Pittsburgh 15 10 3 2 22 47 Washington 14 9 4 1 19 37 New Jersey 14 8 3 3 19 35 Columbus 13 7 4 2 16 45 Philadelphia 16 7 7 2 16 55 N.Y. Islanders 16 5 8 3 13 40 Carolina 14 4 6 4 12 38

25 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 23 23 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 22 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20

GA 34 38 35 42 43 39 55 37 GA 36 39 34 30 32 59 51 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 16 11 3 2 24 54 39 Winnipeg 17 8 7 2 18 50 50 Minnesota 14 8 5 1 17 41 28 St. Louis 16 7 6 3 17 37 47 Dallas 16 6 6 4 16 44 55 Nashville 14 6 5 3 15 39 37 Colorado 14 6 8 0 12 27 41 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 16 9 6 1 19 46 41 San Jose 15 9 6 0 18 37 35 Anaheim 16 7 6 3 17 41 40 Los Angeles 16 7 8 1 15 39 41 Vancouver 16 6 9 1 13 33 48 Calgary 16 5 10 1 11 39 59 Arizona 14 5 9 0 10 38 49 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games Winnipeg 3, Los Angeles 2, SO Vancouver 5, Dallas 4, OT Minnesota 2, Ottawa 1, OT Boston 2, Colorado 0 Chicago 3, Montreal 2 N.Y. Rangers 3, Edmonton 1 Monday’s Games Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Today’s Games San Jose at Carolina, 5 p.m.

Ottawa at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Florida at Montreal, 5:30 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 5:30 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 6 p.m.

Buffalo at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Calgary at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

New Jersey at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Colorado, 7 p.m.

Edmonton at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Pittsburgh at Washington, 5:30 p.m.

Arizona at Calgary, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Winnipeg at Philadelphia, 5 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 5 p.m.

Nashville at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 5:30 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 6 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 6 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 6:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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

MONDAY’S SUMMARY Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0 First Period 1. Tampa Bay, Brown 2 (Paquette, Coburn) 18:58.

2. Tampa Bay, Callahan 1 (Sustr, Hedman) 19:40.

Penalties — NY Islanders bench (too many men, served by Strome) 7:10 Namestnikov TB (interference) 11:02.

Second Period 3. Tampa Bay, Kucherov 6 (Stamkos) 14:24.

4. Tampa Bay, Namestnikov 3 (Stamkos, Kucherov) 17:02.

Penalties — Chimera NYI (double high-sticking) :37 Brown TB, Mayfield NYI (fighting) 5:34 Mayfield NYI (misconduct) 5:34 Mayfield NYI (instigator, served by Beauvillier) 5:34 Strome NYI (high-sticking) 11:28.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Paquette TB (hooking) 6:55 Coburn TB (delay of game) 7:57 Kucherov TB (roughing) 18:40.

Shots on goal by

Tampa Bay 10 17 4 — 31 New York 10 4 20 — 34 Goal — Tampa Bay: Vasilevskiy (W, 4-1-1). NY Islanders: Halak (L, 3-5-3).

SUNDAY’S SUMMARIES NY Rangers 3, Edmonton 1 First Period 1. NY Rangers, Grabner 9 (Klein, Nash) 1:20.

2. NY Rangers, Girardi 3 (Hayes, Miller) 13:18.

3. Edmonton, Sekera 1 (McDavid, Maroon) 18:45.

Penalties — Hayes NYR (slashing) 2:26.

Second Period 4. NY Rangers, Grabner 10 (unassisted) 14:35.

Penalties — Stepan NYR (hooking) :21.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by New York 12 7 8 — 27 Edmonton 13 14 12 — 39 Goal — NY Rangers: Raanta (W, 4-0-0). Edmonton: Talbot (L, 8-6-1).

Boston 2, Colorado 0 First Period 1. Boston, Krejci 2 (Backes, Spooner) 9:30.

Penalties — None.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Johnson Col (interference) 18:21.

Third Period 2. Boston, Moore 4 (Krejci) 19:32 (en).

Penalties — Soderberg Col (delay of game) 5:36 Carlo Bos (holding) 10:54 Beleskey Bos (delay of game) 19:51.

Shots on goal by Boston 12 24 10 — 46 Colorado 7 6 7 — 20 Goal — Boston: Rask (W, 10-1-0). Colorado: Varlamov (L, 3-7-0).

Chicago 3, Montreal 2 First Period 1. Chicago, Forsling 1 (Hjalmarsson, Kruger) 12:06.

Penalties — Emelin Mtl (hooking) 1:50 Campbell Chi (delay of game) 18:09.

Second Period 2. Montreal, Weber 7 (Markov, Montoya) :59 (pp).

3. Montreal, Markov 2 (Galchenyuk, Radulov) 2:40.

4. Chicago, Hossa 9 (Schmaltz, Toews) 11:29.

5. Chicago, Kane 6 (Toews) 16:23.

Penalties — Keith Chi (slashing) :24 Emelin Mtl (tripping) 9:20.

Third Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Montoya Mtl (roughing, served by Desharnais) 17:04 Hartman Chi (slashing) 17:04.

Shots on goal by Montreal 7 5 11 — 23 Chicago 9 13 13 — 35 Goal — Montreal: Montoya (L, 3-2-1). Chicago: Crawford (W, 8-3-2).

Minnesota 2, Ottawa 1 (OT) First Period 1. Minnesota, Suter 4 (E.Staal, Spurgeon) 18:36 (sh).

Penalties — Folin Minn (hooking) 1:36 Haula Minn (tripping) 3:55 Granlund Minn (high-sticking) 18:25.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Dumba Minn (high-sticking) 14:12 Turris Ott (slashing) 18:05.

Third Period 2. Ottawa, Turris 7 (Neil, Karlsson) 5:06.

Penalties — Phaneuf Ott (interference) 1:15 Karlsson Ott (hooking) 9:00.

Overtime 3. Minnesota, Dumba 2 (Granlund, Haula) 3:57.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Minnesota 9 15 13 5 — 42 Ottawa 13 10 11 2 — 36 Goal — Minnesota: Kuemper (W, 2-1-0). Ottawa: Anderson (L, 7-3-1).

Vancouver 5, Dallas 4 (OT) First Period 1. Dallas, Eaves 5 (Hamhuis, Seguin) 5:43.

2. Vancouver, Horvat 5 (Burrows, Baertschi) 6:05.

3. Dallas, Korpikoski 4 (Faksa, Ja.Benn) 6:25.

Penalties — Ja.Benn Dal (interference) :19 Burrows Vcr (stick holding) 8:12 Ritchie Dal (hooking) 18:19.

Second Period 4. Dallas, Eaves 6 (Seguin, Roussel) 15:04.

Penalties — Gaunce Vcr (high-sticking) 2:33.

Third Period 5. Vancouver, Eriksson 2 (Granlund) 3:26.

6. Vancouver, Sutter 2 (Sedin, Sedin) 6:06 (pp).

7. Dallas, Roussel 4 (Seguin) 11:49.

8. Vancouver, Stecher 1 (Burrows, Horvat) 18:20.

Penalties — Klingberg Dal (hooking) 4:46.

Overtime 9. Vancouver, Granlund 4 (Sutter) 1:27.

Penalties — None.

Shots on goal by Dallas 7 7 7 0 — 21 Vancouver 6 10 10 4 — 30 Goal — Dallas: Lehtonen (L, 3-4-3). Vancouver: Miller (W, 2-7-0).

Los Angeles 2, Winnipeg 3 (SO) First Period 1. Los Angeles, Pearson 6 (Purcell, Lewis) 5:38.

2. Winnipeg, Lowry 4 (Petan, Enstrom) 14:04 (pp).

3. Winnipeg, Dano 3 (Enstrom, Lowry) 17:55 (pp).

Penalties — Clifford LA (boarding major) 13:00.

Second Period No Scoring.

Penalties — Martinez LA (high-sticking) 7:34 Chiarot Wpg (high-sticking) 10:10 Clifford LA, Thorburn Wpg (fighting) 16:54 Tanev Wpg (hooking) 17:22.

Third Period 4. Los Angeles, Gilbert 1 (Nolan) 12:58.

Penalties — Lowry Wpg (high-sticking) :39 Carter LA (hooking) 16:18 Scheifele Wpg (tripping) 18:32.

Overtime No Scoring.

Penalties — Laine Wpg (tripping) 4:23.

Shootout — Winnipeg wins 2-1 Los Angeles: Brown miss, King goal, Dowd miss.

Winnipeg: Wheeler miss, Laine goal, Scheifele goal.

Shots on goal by Los Angeles 6 6 15 2 — 29 Winnipeg 13 8 8 0 — 29 Goal — Los Angeles: Budaj (SOL, 7-5-1). Winnipeg: Hellebuyck (W, 6-4-0).

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FOOTBALL CFL PLAYOFFS Sunday’s results Division Semifinals East Division Edmonton (W4) 24 Hamilton (E1) 21 West Division B.C. (W2) 32 Winnipeg (W3) 31 Sunday, Nov. 20 Division Finals East Division Edmonton (W4) at Ottawa (E1), 11 a.m.

West Division B.C. (W2) at Calgary (W1), 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 104th Grey Cup At Toronto East vs. West Champions, 4:30 p.m.

Lions 32, Blue Bombers 31 First Quarter Wpg — TD A.Harris 4 run (Medlock convert) 4:24 Wpg — Single Medlock 81 4:38 Wpg — FG Medlock 18 14:12 Second Quarter B.C. —TD Burnham 13 pass from Jennings (convert failed) 2:52 Wpg — TD R.Smith 27 pass from Nichols (Medlock convert) 7:43 Wpg — TD R.Smith 34 pass from Nichols (Medlock convert) 12:42 B.C. — TD J.Johnson 40 run (convert failed) 13:53 Third Quarter Wpg — FG Medlock 37 5:50 B.C. —TD Jennings 7 run (McCallum convert) 9:28 Fourth Quarter Wpg — FG Medlock 27 3:26 B.C. —TD Sinkfield 6 pass from Jennings (McCallum convert) 8:23 B.C. —TD Jennings 9 run (convert failed) 13:54 Winnipeg 11 14 3 3 — 31 B.C. 0 12 7 13 — 32 Attendance — 19,176 at Vancouver.

TEAM STATISTICS Wpg B.C. First downs 23 32 Yards rushing 69 193 Yards passing 390 329 Total offence 459 522 Team losses 0 19 Net offence 459 503 Passes made-tried 26-40 26-35 Total return yards 146 101 Interceptions-yards by 1-10 0-0 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Sacks by 3 0 Punts-average 6-45,3 5-47.2 Penalties-yards 4-90 10-103 Time of possession 28:59 31:01 Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Wpg: A.Harris 11-61, Ry.Smith 1-5, Nichols 1-3 B.C.: Je.Johnson 11-110, Jennings 9-43, Rainey 7-40.

Receiving — Wpg: Ry.Smith 7-106, Dressler 3-98, Denmark 3-53, Adams 3-43, Feoli Gudino 1-41, A.Harris 4-27, McDuffie 5-22 B.C.: Burnham 4-63, Rainey 4-57, Arceneaux 4-56, Iannuzzi 4-55, Adekolu 5-48, Sinkfield 3-26, Je.Johnson 2-24.

Passing — Wpg: Nichols 26-40, 390 yards, 2 TDs, 0 ints B.C.: Jennings 26-35-329-2-1.

Eskimos 24, Tiger-Cats 21 First Quarter Edm — TD J.White 11 run (Whyte convert) 11:55 Ham — FG Maher 24 14:41 Second Quarter Edm — TD J.White 19 run (Whyte convert) 2:55

Edm — Single Shaw 94 3:15 Edm — FG Whyte 17 15:00 Third Quarter Ham — TD Gable 2 run (convert failed) 6:16 Edm — FG Whyte 42 12:17 Fourth Quarter Ham — FG Maher 24 0:40 Ham — TD Masoli 2 run (two-point convert: Tyms 3 pass from Collaros) 10:29 Ham — Single Maher 86 10:59 Edm — FG Whyte 9 14:53 Edmonton 7 11 3 3 — 24 Hamilton 3 0 6 12 — 21 Attendance — 24,182 at Hamilton.

TEAM STATISTICS Edm Ham First downs 21 15 Yards rushing 180 41 Yards passing 152 282 Total offence 332 323 Team losses 37 13 Net offence 295 310 Passes made-tried 12-23 21-32 Total return yards 91 95 Interceptions-yards by 1-4 0-0 Fumbles-lost 4-0 1-1 Sacks by 1 2 Punts-average 6-48.2 5-38.8 Penalties-yards 3-15 7-77 Time of possession 30:13 29:47 Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing — Edm: J.White 20-160, Reilly 5-20, Lynch 1-0 Ham: Gable 9-21, Woodson 2-10, Masol1 4-6, Banks 1-3, Collaros 1-1.

Receiving — Edm: Bowman 3-44, Walker 3-40, Zylstra 3-30, Miller 2-26, J.White 1-12 Ham: Tyms 8-114, Watt 3-66, Gable 4-53, Collins 4-32, Toliver 1-9, Elliott 1-8.

Passing — Edm: Reilly 10-19, 133 yards, 0 TDs, 0 ints, Franklin 2-4-19-0-0 Ham: Collaros 20-31-236-01, Masoli 1-1-46-0-0.

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 2 0 .778 241 Miami 5 4 0 .556 204 Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 237 N.Y. Jets 3 7 0 .300 179 South W L T Pct PF Houston 6 3 0 .667 161 Tennessee 5 5 0 .500 264 Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 239 Jacksonville 2 7 0 .222 174 North W L T Pct PF Baltimore 5 4 0 .556 182 Pittsburgh 4 5 0 .444 214 Cincinnati 3 5 1 .389 187 Cleveland 0 10 0 .000 175 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 7 2 0 .778 205 Oakland 7 2 0 .778 245 Denver 7 3 0 .700 239 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 292 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 8 1 0 .889 258 N.Y. Giants 6 3 0 .667 182 Washington 5 3 1 .611 212 Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 226

GOLF South W

L

T Pct PF

PA

Atlanta

6

4

0 .600 320

283

Tampa Bay

4

5

0 .444 216

242

New Orleans

4

5

0 .444 265

263

Carolina

3

6

0 .333 221

226

W

L

T Pct PF

PA

5

4

0 .556 205

206

North Detroit Minnesota

5

4

0 .556 175

152

Green Bay

4

5

0 .444 223

234

Chicago

2

7

0 .222 141

215

West Seattle

W

L

T Pct PF

PA

6

2

1 .722 193

158

Arizona

4

4

1 .500 202

160

Los Angeles

4

5

0 .444 139

173

San Francisco 1

8

0 .111 187

283

Thursday’s Games Baltimore 28, Cleveland 7 Sunday’s Games Washington 26, Minnesota 20 Los Angeles 9, N.Y. Jets 6 Houston 24, Jacksonville 21 Kansas City 20, Carolina 17 Philadelphia 24, Atlanta 15 Denver 25, New Orleans 23 Tampa Bay 36, Chicago 10 Tennessee 47, Green Bay 25 Arizona 23, San Francisco 20 Miami 31, San Diego 24 Dallas 35, Pittsburgh 30

PA 163 206 203 244 PA 188 251 256 239 PA 160 206 210 301 PA 168 223 189 278

Seattle 31, New England 24 Open: Detroit, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland Monday’s Games N.Y. Giants 21, Cincinnati 20 Thursday’s Games New Orleans at Carolina, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday Games Baltimore at Dallas, 11 a.m.

Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m.

Jacksonville at Detroit, 11 a.m.

Tennessee at Indianapolis, 11 a.m.

Arizona at Minnesota, 11 a.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m.

Buffalo at Cincinnati, 11 a.m.

Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26 Toronto FC 3, Philadelphia 1, Toronto advances Thursday, Oct. 27 Montreal 4, D.C. United 2, Montreal advances Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26 LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy advances Thursday, Oct. 27 Seattle 1, Sporting Kansas City 0, Seattle advances Conference Semifinals (First Leg) Sunday, Oct. 30

LANGER TAKES SEASON

Miami at Los Angeles, 2:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Montreal 1, NY Red Bulls 0 LA Galaxy 1, Colorado 0 Toronto FC 2, NYCFC 0 Seattle 3, FC Dallas 0 Conference Semifinals (Second Leg) Sunday, Nov. 6 Colorado 1, LA Galaxy 0, 1-1 aggregate, Colorado advances 3-1 on penalty kicks Montreal 2, NY Red Bulls 1, Montreal advances 3-1 on aggregate Toronto FC 5, NYCFC 0, Toronto FC advances 7-0 on aggregate FC Dallas 2, Seattle 1, Seattle advances 4-2 on aggregate Conference Championships Eastern Conference

Springfield (AHL). Signed F Jordan LaVallee-Smotherman.

BASEBALL National League NEW YORK METS — Announced 2B Neil Walker accepted a qualifying offer on a one-year contract.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Announced RHP Jeremy Hellickson accepted a qualifying offer on a one-year contract.

American Association SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Released INF Bryan Johns.

SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released LHP Demetrius Banks and OF Taylor Zeutenhorst.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS — Recalled G R.J. Hunter from Windy City (NBADL).

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS — Assigned G Jerryd Bayless to Delaware (NBADL).

SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Recalled F Davis Bertans, G Bryn Forbes and G Dejounte Murray from Austin (NBADL).

FOOTBALL National Football League NFL — Suspended Chicago WR Alshon Jeffery four games for violating the NFL policy on perfor-

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Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y. Jets Monday, Nov. 21 Houston at Oakland, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Nov. 22 Toronto FC at Montreal, 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Nov. 30 Montreal at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Western Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22 Colorado vs. Seattle, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 27 Seattle vs. Colorado, 2 p.m.

MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 10 Eastern champion vs. Western champion, 6 p.m.

mance enhancing substances.

Arena Football League BALTIMORE — Monumental Sports & Entertainment acquired a franchise to play in Baltimore starting in the spring of 2017.

SOCCER Major League Soccer NEW YORK CITY FC — Announced M Frank Lampard says he will leave the team when his contract expires at the end of this year.

COLLEGE CAMPBELL — Announced the school will join the Big South Conference as a football member effective the 2018 season.

CARSON-NEWMAN — Announced the retirement of football coach Ken Sparks.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE — Named Chris Fernandes assistant track & field coach.

WINTHROP — Named Clint Waugh athletics events and facility manager.

LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL At Club de Golf Mexico Mexico City Purse: $1 million Yardage: 6,763 Par: 72 Final (a-amateur) Carlota Ciganda, $200,000 67-72-68-68—275 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $65,612 72-68-70-67—277 Angela Stanford, $65,612 71-68-69-69—277 Karine Icher, $65,612 69-69-70-69—277 Sarah Jane Smith, $65,612 67-68-72-70—277 Austin Ernst, $65,612 72-67-67-71—277 Marina Alex, $28,993 72-72-68-66—278 Candie Kung, $28,993 71-70-69-68—278 Chella Choi, $28,993 69-69-71-69—278 Mi Jung Hur, $23,406 71-66-71-71—279 Jing Yan, $21,672 72-67-73-68—280 Pornanong Phatlum, $18,994 75-68-70-68—281 Su Oh, $18,994 70-70-70-71—281 Mariajo Uribe, $18,994 70-67-73-71—281 Caroline Masson, $15,488 74-72-69-68—283 Megan Khang, $15,488 71-73-71-68—283 Paula Creamer, $15,488 72-73-69-69—283 a-Maria Fassi 69-76-65-73—283 Gaby Lopez, $15,488 72-65-73-73—283 Brooke M. Henderson, $13,755 74-71-68-71—284 Lizette Salas, $13,292 74-68-71-72—285 Beatriz Recari, $12,599 75-69-73-69—286 Ryann O’Toole, $12,599 71-74-70-71—286 Ai Miyazato, $11,674 71-72-72-72—287 Michelle Wie, $11,674 70-71-74-72—287 Jacqui Concolino, $11,039 72-74-71-72—289 Anna Nordqvist, $10,634 75-72-72-71—290 a-Isabella Fierro 71-72-73-74—290 Sakura Yokomine, $10,229 74-75-71-71—291 Jennifer Song, $9,825 75-73-74-71—293 Pernilla Lindberg, $9,073 79-70-76-70—295 Christina Kim, $9,073 75-77-72-71—295 Katie Burnett, $9,073 71-75-77-72—295 Alejandra Llaneza, $8,380 76-75-76-73—300 Regina Plasencia, $8,033 74-75-75-78—302

Goydos wins Champions finale

Philadelphia at Seattle, 2:25 p.m.

PA 170 184 209 160

6. Miguel Angel Jimenez, 1,514 7. Woody Austin, 1,480 8. Kevin Sutherland, 1,450 9. Tom Pernice Jr., 1,080 10. Duffy Waldorf, 860

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

New England at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS HOCKEY National Hockey League COLORADO AVALANCHE — Reassigned F A.J. Greer to San Antonio (AHL).

NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Recalled G Marek Mazanec from Milwaukee (AHL).

NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Announced F Luke Gazdic cleared waivers and was assigned to Albany (AHL).

NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Recalled D Scott Mayfield from Bridgeport (AHL).

NEW YORK RANGERS — Recalled C Cristoval Nieves from Hartford (AHL).

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Recalled D Luke Witkowski from Syracuse (AHL).

American Hockey League MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled G Mark Visentin from Cincinnati (ECHL).

SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Signed F Joe Devin to a professional tryout contract.

SAN DIEGO GULLS — Released LW Brandon McNally from his professional tryout.

STOCKTON HEAT — Reassigned D Roman Dyukov to Adirondack (ECHL).

ECHL MANCHESTER MONARCHS — Announced D Thomas Schemitsch was assigned to the team by

FINAL CHARLES SCHWAB CUP LEADERS 1. Bernhard Langer, 3,200 2. Colin Montgomerie, 2,400 3. Paul Goydos, 2,216 4. Scott McCarron, 2,004 5. Joe Durant, 1,658

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11 a.m.

SOCCER MLS Knockout Round (Single-game elimination)

CHARLES SCHWAB CUP At Desert Mountain Club (Cochise Course) Scottsdale, Ariz.

Purse: $2.5 million Yardage: 6,929 Par 70 Final Paul Goydos, $440,000 62-67-66—195 Bernhard Langer, $250,000 67-66-64—197 Colin Montgomerie, $210,000 65-66-68—199 Woody Austin, $162,500 70-69-64—203 Jay Haas, $162,500 68-67-68—203 Scott Dunlap, $113,125 71-66-67—204 Duffy Waldorf, $113,125 67-67-70—204 Jesper Parnevik, $81,250 70-65-71—206 Kevin Sutherland, $81,250 69-69-68—206 Doug Garwood, $62,500 70-67-70—207 Tom Pernice Jr., $62,500 67-70-70—207 Esteban Toledo, $62,500 70-68-69—207 Miguel Angel Jimenez, $56,250 74-67-67—208 Rocco Mediate, $56,250 70-70-68—208 Bart Bryant, $48,750 68-68-73—209 Tom Byrum, $48,750 71-69-69—209 Joe Durant, $48,750 70-69-70—209 Gene Sauers, $48,750 73-67-69—209 Mike Goodes, $35,000 70-66-75—211 Scott McCarron, $35,00069-71-71—211 Kirk Triplett, $35,000 68-72-71—211 Fred Funk, $26,250 73-70-69—212 Joey Sindelar, $26,250 73-69-70—212 Wes Short, Jr., $23,750 80-66-67—213 Olin Browne, $22,500 75-68-71—214 Michael Allen, $19,531 72-74-69—215 Paul Broadhurst, $19,53167-71-77—215 Brandt Jobe, $19,531 75-72-68—215 Jeff Sluman, $19,531 73-70-72—215 David Frost, $17,500 73-70-73—216 Tommy Armour III, $16,87572-71-74—217 Jeff Maggert, $15,938 70-74-74—218 Jerry Smith, $15,938 73-73-72—218 Billy Andrade, $15,000 73-70-76—219 Carlos Franco, $14,375 76-75-75—226

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— Paul Goydos and Bernhard Langer got the big trophies and checks Sunday in the PGA Tour Champions’ season-ending Charles Schwab Cup Championship.

Goydos completed a wire-to-wire victory in the tournament, and Langer finished second to win his third straight season points title and fourth overall.

“Wire-to-wire, baby!” Goydos said.

Goydos shot a 4-under 66 to finish at 15-under 195 on Desert Mountain’s Cochise Course. He opened with a 62 in windy conditions and shot a 67 on Saturday to take a two-stroke lead over Colin Montgomerie and four-shot advantage over Langer into the final round.

“You start out and really, the best place you could be is way ahead, especially with Montgomerie and Langer, Langer four shots,” Goydos said. “If we played a match, he’d have to give me like two a side, so I thought it was a pretty even spot to be in.

Montgomerie probably the

same thing, I was lucky to get past him. These guys are Hall of Famers.”

The 52-year-old Goydos earned $440,000. He also won the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open in July in New York and has four victories on the 50-and-over tour. He won twice on the PGA Tour and shot a 59 in the 2010 John Deere Classic.

“You’ve got to hit the ball in play here,” Goydos said.

“You’ve got to hit greens. It’s not a scrambling type golf course. At least if you do you’ve got to miss it in the right place, which I thought I did a very good job of all week for the most part.”

Langer had a 64. Recovering from a left knee injury that forced him to withdraw from the playoff opener at Sherwood, the 59-year-old German star won the $1 million annuity as the Charles Schwab Cup season champion and topped the tour with four victories and $3,016,959.

“The guy’s a super hero.

I don’t get it,” Goydos said.

“Seems like he should get older. … I mean, he’s getting better. It’s his best year and he’s 59. He’s amazing.”

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Ice-cold Flames fall in fourth straight loss

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Rangers 4 Flames 1 ALGARY — The New York Rangers have been a perfect fit for speedy newcomer Michael Grabner.

Grabner’s team-leading eighth goal 6:32 into the first period gave New York the lead for good as the Rangers built up a four-goal cushion and cruised to a 4-1 win over the Calgary Flames.

The goal came on an innocent-looking rush when his 40-foot wrister beat Brian Elliott on the glove side. In 15 games, Grabner is one shy of the nine goals he scored last year with the Toronto Maple Leafs, which came in 80 games.

“Got off to a good start, got some confidence going and that makes life a little bit easier,” said the 29-year-old Austrian, who signed as a free agent on July 1. “It’s been working in my favour the systems here, a lot of guys that can skate here, we’re trying to keep the game fast and that’s obviously my kind of style.”

The Rangers are the NHL’s highest scoring team with 62 goals, and you can see why with all four lines producing a goal on Saturday.

“In the first two periods there was no doubt,” said Rangers coach Alain Vigneault, when asked if he thought the Rangers were the better team, despite being outshot 36-28. “We were able to create a couple turnovers, counter attack quickly, and we were able to capitalize on our opportunities.”

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New York Rangers’ Brandon Pirri is checked by Edmonton Oilers’ Zack Kassian during second period NHL action in Edmonton.

NHL

Oilers lose third straight game

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Rangers 3 Oilers 1 DMONTON — Michael Grabner is earning his contract with the New York Rangers.

Grabner scored a pair of goals to put him at 10 on the season as the Rangers won their second game in as many nights, defeating the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Sunday.

“I’m just trying to go out there and play my role,” said Grabner, who only had nine goals in 80 games for the Toronto Maple Leafs last season before signing with the Rangers in the summer as a free agent.

“It’s just been going good from the start, from the first game on. I think that’s a big part of hockey, when you get confidence, it seems to be going out there and not thinking and good things happen.”

Dan Girardi also scored for the Rangers (12-4-0), who beat the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Saturday.

“I thought we came out real well, moved the puck, got some quality opportunities and scored a couple of goals,” said Rangers head coach Alain Vigneault.

“After that, there was no doubt they had a real strong push and I thought for the most part our goaltender made some big saves and our guys battled through back-to-back games. “ Andrej Sekera replied for the Oilers (9-6-1), who have lost three games in a row and gone 2-5-1 in their past eight.

“That confidence and swagger we had in the first eight games seems to get away from us a little bit,” said Oilers forward Milan Lucic. “We haven’t had it in the last eight games.

“Things aren’t always going to go smoothly. We have to stick together as a team and go back to having fun playing the right way.”

The Oilers once again dug an ear-

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ly hole for themselves, as Grabner got to a big rebound and scored on Cam Talbot 1:20 in. It is the fifth time in the past seven games that the Oilers have allowed a goal in the first two minutes of the first period.

New York made it 2-0 later in the first period with an extra attacker on for a delayed penalty when Girardi redirected a Kevin Hayes pass past Talbot from in front of the net.

Edmonton got one back with 1:15 left in the opening period when Connor McDavid spotted a pinching Sekera swooping past the Rangers net and he deflected a shot past New York goalie Antti Raanta.

The Rangers made it 3-1 with five minutes left in the second when Ryan Nugent-Hopkins coughed up the puck at the New York blue line. Talbot made the initial stop, but Grabner was able to swat in the rebound for his 10th.

Edmonton had good pressure in the third period, but Raanta shut the door, making 38 saves.

“We had a lot of players missing in action,” said Oilers head coach Todd McLellan.

Both teams return to action on Tuesday. The Rangers play the third game of a four-game trip in Vancouver, while the Oilers start a threegame road swing in Anaheim.

Notes: It was the second and final meeting of the season between the two teams. The Rangers won 5-3 in the previous meeting on Nov. 3 in New York… Raanta got the start in net for the Rangers after Henrik Lundqvist played in Calgary… The Rangers were without forward Chris Kreider, who suffered an upper-body injury against the Flames… New York already has 10 players with at least 10 points on the season… Forward Zack Kassian returned to the Edmonton lineup after missing the last three games with an injury… Oilers forward Benoit Pouliot played his 500th NHL game.

Henrik Lundqvist had a shutout going until Micheal Ferland’s power-play goal at 11:12 of the third period, which snapped an 0-for-28 drought on home ice.

“It’s impressive to see how we create chances every game,” said Lundqvist. “Sometimes it’s tough against different lineups, different systems, but we’ve been able to create a lot of scoring chances. Even the games we haven’t scored a lot we’ve had a lot of chances to do so.”

Derek Stepan, Jimmy Vesey and Pavel Buchnevich — who has goals in four straight games — also scored for New York (11-4-0). Winners of six of their past seven, the Rangers remain tied with Pittsburgh for first in the Metropolitan Division.

New York’s second stop on its fourgame road trip is Sunday night in Edmonton. Calgary (5-10-1) continues to struggle under new head coach Glen Gulutzan, having lost four in a row.

Gulutzan said the game started to unravel as soon as his club fell behind on Grabner’s goal.

“We’re fragile right now and to see that go in and spot them one right there when we thought we got off to a good start and had some energy in front of our home fans, it’s deflating,” said Gulutzan. “This is a really good club and we didn’t play near the game that we needed to play and that’s on us. That’s on us, that’s on the coaching staff and myself.”

The Flames have been particularly poor at home, having lost five of their last six at the Scotiabank Saddledome.

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Medlock’s FG, Blue Bombers playoff dreams fall short LIONS QB JENNINGS SCRAMBLES FOR GAME-WINNING TD

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Lions 32 Blue Bombers 31 ANCOUVER — Jonathon Jennings looked left, then over the middle, and finally to his right.

With no one open, the pocket collapsing and his mental clock ticking down, the quarterback for the B.C. Lions chose to try and go it alone.

“It was crazy. I went through so many different reads,” said Jennings.

“Nothing was there.”

It turned out to be a wise decision.

Jennings broke a tackle from hard-hitting Winnipeg safety Taylor Loffler to score his second rushing touchdown of the fourth quarter on a gutsy nine-yard scamper with 66 seconds left as the Lions came back to defeat the Blue Bombers 32-31 on Sunday in a wild CFL West Division semifinal.

B.C. trailed 25-6 just before halftime after Jennings was intercepted on the second play from scrimmage and then fumbled deep in Winnipeg territory, but the second-year QB rallied his team with a performance worthy of a veteran.

“I can’t explain it,” said Lions wide receiver Bryan Burnham. “It’s so surreal watching him out there playing.

“Some of the things he does … I mean that last play was amazing.”

Winnipeg was still alive after the Lions’ two-point conversion attempt that would have put the hosts up by three failed, but rather than go for it on third and four from the B.C. 53 with 36 seconds left, the Bombers elected to try a 61-yard field goal from Justin Medlock that came up well short.

“We could have folded,” said B.C. defensive back Ryan Phillips. “We kept fighting. I think that speaks volumes for how this year has been.

“We’ve had some down times, we’ve had some high times, and we experienced all of those in this one game.”

Jennings finished 26-of-35 passing for 329 yards with touchdown tosses to Burnham and Terrell Sinkfield for the Lions, who will play the Calgary Stampeders in next Sunday’s West final.

Jeremiah Johnson rushed 11 times for 110 yards and scored other B.C.’s TD on the ground, while Paul McCallum added two converts.

“I’m proud of our team,” said Jennings. “Everyone’s proud of each other. We found a way.”

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Edmonton Eskimos linebacker Alex Ogbongbemiga celebrates his team’s victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the dying seconds of the second-half of CFL eastern semifinal football action, in Hamilton.

CFL

Eskimos rely on ground game in win over Ti-Cats

BY THE CANADIAN PRESS

Eskimos 24 Tiger-Cats 21 AMILTON — John White wants to return to the Grey Cup the right way.

White ran for 160 yards and two TDs to lead the Edmonton to an exciting 24-21 East Division semifinal win over Hamilton on Sunday.

Sean Whyte kicked the game-winning nine-yard field goal with seven seconds remaining after Kenny Ladler’s interception gave the Eskimos possession at the Tiger-Cats’ 20-yard line.

Ladler’s interception also won him the team pool for top defensive play of the game.

White was Edmonton’s best answer to the stiff southwest wind that gusted up to 40 kilometres an hour throughout the contest.

And that was no accident as the Eskimos boasted the CFL’s second-leading ground attack this season (103.7 yards per game).

“Establishing our run, we knew was going to be important today … obviously it was a key to victory for us,” said Eskimos coach Jason Maas.

But the five-foot-eight, 186-pound White reluctantly watched Edmonton’s Grey Cup-winning run last year because of an Achilles injury. Healthy again, he’s anxious to be a key cog in the Eskimos’ title defence.

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“Man it feels great,” White said.

“I’m not going to get too into it, but I just want to take care of the next game and try to get to that Grey Cup the right way.

“It (watching title run) was bitter-sweet, but my guys got it done. I have another shot at it this year, but I’m not going to let that weigh on my shoulders.”

Amazingly, White was nearly a pregame scratch. He said he suffered a dislocated finger catching passes prior to the opening kickoff, but fortunately was able to have it reset.

“I’m proud of our football team, but man, John White, I probably can’t be more proud of a guy than him because of that injury he came back from,” said Maas.

“When you’re the starter, and your football club goes on to win a Grey Cup without you, I mean I think it always lingers in the back of your head, ‘Would they have won with me?’

“I can assure you, we can win a Grey Cup with John White as our tailback.”

Edmonton will visit the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Division final Sunday with the winner advancing to the Grey Cup game Nov. 27 at BMO Field.

Hamilton made it interesting in the fourth with the wind. Brett Maher’s 85-yard kickoff single with 4:01 remaining tied it 21-21, further en-

ergizing a Tim Hortons Field sellout of 24,182 still buzzing after Zach Collaros hit Brian Tyms on the two-point convert following Jeremiah Masoli’s two-yard TD run at 10:29.

It was set up by Jermaine Robinson’s recovery of Maher’s 36-yard onside punt at the Edmonton 36. However Hamilton was its own worst enemy.

Masoli was stopped short on thirdand-1 at the Edmonton 33 with the wind before having to settle for Maher’s 24-yard field goal at 14:41 of the first despite driving to the Eskimos’ 12-yard line. Hamilton took over at the Edmonton 27-yard line in the second thanks to Chris Davis’s blocked punt but Maher missed from 35-yards out.

And late in the fourth, the Ticats launched an unsuccessful challenge looking for a late Odell Willis hit on Collaros.

“All those plays mattered,” said Austin.

Collaros was 20-of-31 passing for 236 yards with the interception. Tyms had 10 catches for 114 yards — both game highs.

Edmonton finished without starter Mike Reilly, who suffered an upper-body injury in the fourth on a rushing play. James Franklin replaced Reilly, who made it crystal clear afterwards that he’ll start next weekend in Ottawa.

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Trump set to roll back Obama policies on energy, environment

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ASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump is considering an oil billionaire and a North Dakota lawmaker for top posts as he moves to roll back President Barack Obama’s environmental and energy policies and allow unfettered production of oil, coal and natural gas.

Trump has vowed to rescind “all job-destroying Obama executive actions” and pledges to sharply increase oil and gas drilling on federal lands while opening up offshore drilling in the Atlantic Ocean and other areas where it is blocked.

Topping Trump’s to-do list is repealing the Clean Power Plan, Obama’s signature effort to limit carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants. The plan — the linchpin of Obama’s strategy to fight climate change — is on hold awaiting a court ruling.

Trump also is targeting recent Obama administration efforts to reduce air and water pollution that have been opposed by Republicans and industries that profit from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels, including a rule to protect small streams and wetlands and ozone regulations designed to cut down on smog.

Those under consideration for energy secretary include Harold Hamm, an Oklahoma oil tycoon and leading

proponent of fracking, and North Dakota Rep. Kevin Cramer, an early Trump supporter from a major oil drilling state, according to transition planning documents obtained by The Associated Press.

Venture capitalist Robert Grady, who worked in President George H.W. Bush’s administration, is listed as a contender to lead both the Energy and Interior departments.

It’s unclear whether the list is exhaustive or has been reviewed by Trump. The Republican is in the early stages of setting up his administration.

A coalition of conservative states has challenged both the Clean Power Plan and the water rule, which expanded the definition of waters protected under the Clean Water Act to smaller non-navigable waters and seasonal tributaries.

The administration says the rule would safeguard drinking water for 117 million people, but Republicans and some Democrats representing rural areas say the regulations are costly, confusing and amount to a government power grab. Federal courts have put the rules on hold as judges review lawsuits.

Trump also is likely to move quickly to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, which Obama rejected last year.

Trump highlighted the project at a campaign stop in Florida last month and listed it among his top priorities for the first 100 days of his administration.

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ONLINE GAMING

Founder David Baazov moves to take over Amaya

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ONTREAL — The founder and former chief executive of online gaming firm Amaya Inc. has made a takeover offer for the company that values it at about $3.48 billion.

David Baazov, who resigned from the company in August, is leading a group of investors that has offered $24 per share for the company.

Amaya (TSX:AYA) shares closed at $18.34 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday.

Baazov already holds a 17.2 per cent stake in Amaya including more than 24.5 million shares and options that entitle him to acquire 387,500 more.

The takeover offers follows by comments by Baazov in February that he was interested in buying out the other shareholders.

Since then, Baazov has been charged with five offences including communicating privileged information and attempting to influence the market price of Amaya

stock. He has pleaded not guilty.

In connection with his takeover offer, Baazov said he has signed binding commitment letters with several investors totalling $3.65 billion to acquire Amaya.

Amaya announced last month that its special committee of independent directors completed review of its strategic alternatives and decided that it would remain an independent publicly traded company.

The firm had held talks with British betting company William Hill PLC regarding a potential merger, but ended the discussions without a deal.

Amaya, which keeps its books in U.S. dollars, reported Monday that it earned nearly $12.7 million attributable to shareholders or six cents per share. That compared with a profit attributable to shareholders of US$29.1 million or 15 cents per share a year ago.

Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 totalled US$270.8 million, up from $247.3 million in the same quarter last year.

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MARKETS CLOSE TORONTO — Gains in the energy, gold and metals sectors helped lift the Toronto stock market higher to kick off the trading week Monday.

The S&P/TSX composite index added 43.04 points at 14,598.45, making up some lost ground on Friday when the market shed more than one per cent.

The Canadian dollar fell 0.37 of a U.S. cent to 73.80 cents US. South of the border, investors seemed to be taking a breather following the strong rally in the wake of last week’s American election that saw

Republican Donald Trump win the presidency.

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 21.03 points at 18,868.69 to hit a new record and finish higher for a sixth straight session.

The broader S&P 500 fell 0.25 a point to 2,164.20, while the Nasdaq composite lost 18.71 points at 5,218.40.

Canadian markets strategist Craig Fehr said there continues to be a broad sense of optimism in equity markets as investors view the Trump victory as a scenario that would lead to more infrastructure funding and less regulation over banks and health care.

“For the past six to seven years, it’s been a recovery defined by subpar GDP growth. What markets have responded to is the potential for policy to become more of a tailwind than headwind,” said Fehr, who works at Edward Jones in St. Louis.

Even though markets continue to climb, he cautioned there will continue to be volatility until investors can gain confidence that Trump will carry out on his pro-market campaign promises.

Commodity markets were mixed as the December crude oil contract dipped nine cents to US$43.32 per barrel, as worries continued over whether OPEC will agree to an output deal that cuts production.

The 14-member cartel consented to a pact in principle in September, as part of a concerted effort to limit oil production and support oil prices.

It promised that more details of the plan will be revealed at its next official meeting on Nov. 30.

OPEC members, which include Saudi Arabia and Iran, continue to pump record amounts of crude despite declining oil prices.

The price of oil has fallen sharply since mid-2014, when it was over US$100 a barrel, dropping below US$30 at the start of this year.

It’s unclear if a supply cut will help boost oil prices, or if non-OPEC nations will pick up the slack.

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

Stocks: S&P/TSX Composite Index — 14,598.45, up 43.04 points Dow — 18,868.69, up 21.03 points (record high) S&P 500 — 2,164.20, down 0.25 of a point

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Nasdaq — 5,218.40, down 18.71 points Currencies: Cdn — 73.80 cents US, down 0.37 of a cent Pound — C$1.6932, up 0.18 of a cent Euro — C$1.4546, down 1.32 cents Euro — US$1.0734, down 1.52 cents Oil futures: US$43.32 per barrel, down nine cents (December contract) Gold futures: US$1,221.70 per oz., down $2.60 (December contract) Canadian Fine Silver Handy and Harman: $23.741 oz., down $2.277 $763.27 kg., down $73.21 ICE FUTURES CANADA WINNIPEG — ICE Futures Canada closing prices: Canola: Nov. ‘16 $4.20 lower $502.70 Jan. ‘17 $4.20 lower $509.70 March ‘17 $4.40 lower $516.20 May ‘17 $4.50 lower $519.20 July ‘17 $4.00 lower $520.00 Nov. ‘17 $3.80 lower $501.40 Jan. ‘18 $3.80 lower $504.10 March ‘18 $3.80 lower $506.60 May ‘18 $3.80 lower $508.90 July ‘18 $3.80 lower $510.90 Nov. ‘18 $3.80 lower $510.90.

Barley (Western): Dec. ‘16 unchanged $132.50 March ‘17 unchanged $134.50 May ‘17 unchanged $135.50 July ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘17 unchanged $135.50 March ‘18 unchanged $135.50 May ‘18 unchanged $135.50 July ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Oct. ‘18 unchanged $135.50 Dec. ‘18 unchanged $135.50.

Monday’s estimated volume of trade: 303,000 tonnes of canola 0 tonnes of barley (Western Barley).

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TTAWA — Alternatives to criminalizing a variety of illicit drugs in Canada could result in lower rates of use and fewer harms such as addiction, overdoses and infectious diseases, says an internal federal study.

The Justice Department research paper stresses there are healthier and less costly ways of addressing the problem of illegal drug use, and that the biggest hurdles might be political — not practical — ones.

“It is becoming more challenging to justify the criminalization of drug users,” the study says.

“Drawing on international evidence, Canada can be a leader in national and international drug policy reform.”

The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain a draft copy of the November 2015 study, Criminalizing Drug Possession and Use: Different Policy Approaches and International Alternatives.

The Liberal government has promised to legalize, regulate and restrict access to marijuana to keep it out of the hands of children, while denying criminals the financial profits.

The system of prohibition does not stop young people from smoking pot and too many Canadians end up with criminal records for possessing small amounts, the Liberals say.

The previous Conservative government objected to legalizing marijuana, opposed the idea of safe-injection sites for drug users and introduced

several mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences.

The study takes a broad look at state policies around the world — including approaches to harder drugs such as cocaine and heroin — and the resulting outcomes.

The paper concludes there are successful alternative approaches, including early education, prevention and treatment of those who become users.

It cites several examples, including: ● The Netherlands, where access to syringes and prescribed heroin have been followed by a reduction in petty crime and a drop in the number of dependent drug users ● Portugal, which has seen fewer opioid-related deaths and HIV/AIDS diagnoses after decriminalization of drug use ● The United States, where decriminalization of small amounts of cannabis in more than a dozen states in the 1970s did not result in greater increases in use of the drug among adults or adolescents when compared with other states.

The study was initiated in early 2015 by the Justice Department’s research and statistics division — months before the Liberals took office — with the aim of gauging the impact of policy approaches around the globe, said Andrew Gowing, a Justice Department spokesman.

“The government is not currently considering any options related to the possession and use of drugs, other than the legalization and strict regulation of marijuana,” Gowing added.

Two gamblers spearhead classaction lawsuit against casino

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ORONTO — Two gamblers, who allege their privacy was breached, are spearheading a proposed class action against an Ontario casino whose databases were hacked.

In a statement of claim filed Monday in Ontario Superior Court, they also allege that Casino Rama, north of Toronto, unjustly enriched itself at the expense of the claimants.

In his allegations, Leonid Kaplan, of Barrie, Ont., says he provided casino staff with copies of his driver’s licence and credit card when he went there to gamble in September.

On November 10, the claim states, Kaplan received an email by the CEO of Casino Rama, John Drake, with the subject line: “Unauthorized Access to Personal Information.”

The email stated that the organization had been the “victim of a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of past and present patron, employee and vendor information.”

The casino publicly confirmed the attack last week, but did not say exactly when the cyberattack occurred or over what period.

The other proposed representative plaintiff, Cheryl Mizzi, of Stouffville, Ont., says she and her husband regularly went to Casino Rama starting in 1999. They last visited in 2015. She, too, provided various forms of identification.

Neither proposed plaintiff have said what losses, if any, they incurred as a result of the privacy breach.

The lawsuit also names Ontario’s gaming commission, the Penn National Gaming and its Ontario subsidiary, which run the casino, and the Chippe-

was of Rama First Nation where the facility is located.

The suit, which has yet to be certified as a class action or tested in court, seeks $50 million in damages as well as another $10 million in punitive damages.

Lawyer Ted Charney said Monday the “unjust enrichment” claim arises from the casino generating revenues from gambling when customers thought reasonable security measures were in place to protect privacy.

“The casino elected not to invest in adequate staff and technology while collecting gambling revenues, promising to provide adequate security measures,” Charney said.

The suit also alleges the defendants breached contracts and violated consumer laws.

Casino Rama had no immediate comment on Monday, but on Friday, a spokeswoman said the organization was working with the authorities on the ongoing investigation. “(We) are limited in how much detail we can provide,” Jenna Hunter said. “We deeply regret this situation and recognize the seriousness of the issue.”

On Thursday, Casino Rama Resort warned its customers, vendors and staff to keep an eye on their bank accounts, credit cards and other financial information.

The casino said it had “recently” discovered becoming the victim of a cyberattack.

Stolen data appeared to include internal financial and security-incident reports, emails, payroll data, client information, social insurance numbers, and dates of birth.

CRIME

Prominent Toronto pastor on trial for sex assault

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ENTVILLE, N.S. — A man testifying at the trial of a well-known Toronto pastor says he saw the religious leader perform a sexual act on a teenage male at a Nova Scotia home in the 1970s.

“I couldn’t believe it,” the man testified in Kentville provincial court Monday at the trial of Rev. Brent Hawkes, an influential gay rights advocate who officiated at former

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NDP leader Jack Layton’s state funeral in 2011.

The witness said he knew Hawkes when he was a student, and Hawkes was a basketball coach at a school in the Annapolis Valley.

He said he was about 16 years old when a group of people went drinking at a local tavern, and then to Hawkes’ home.

The witness said he remembers only a few things about that night.

“It’s not so much what I remember, but what after 40 years I’ve been unable to forget,” said the witness.

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Having a love/hate relationship with Netflix

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etflix is a powerful waste of time.

Netflix is an addiction.

Netflix keeps me from doing dishes, practicing piano or being otherwise creativeTreena ly engaged. Netflix is Mielke bad news for those of us who don’t really want to come home from work, have supper, do the dishes and fall onto the couch in a state of semi-consciousness.

Unfortunately, despite all of the above, one thing I know for sure.

I have a love/hate relationships with Netflix.

Presently I’m watching, The Crown, a series about the reigning Queen Elizabeth and the years that preceded her rise to the throne.

I quite like it. Unfortunately, that is how Netflix works. You start out watching the first episode and then the second and then before you know

it, you are addicted.

In a review of The Crown, I read, that at the very least, the series will encourage people to Google more information about the royal family.

That would be me.

That’s exactly what I did.

I Googled them, those fascinating characters who seem to come to life on the television screen and jump out of their storybook lives in The Crown.

Winston Churchill. King George V1. Princess Margaret.

And, of course, Queen Elizabeth, herself.

And slowly, I’m beginning to visualize the characters as real, living people.

And, really, since my daily visit with the queen via Netflix, I feel quite a bit closer to her.

So far, she hasn’t aged much at all.

However, she has yet to go through the Coronation, so she is still a princess, not yet bearing the weight of being reigning monarch or, for that matter, bearing the weight of the crown itself.

As I drive home from work, I picture my little living/theatre room

which consists of one couch, one soft, cuddly blanket, two cushions, one small can of Diet coke and a bowl of popcorn (lightly buttered), one wall mounted television and, of course, me.

And I’m happy.

I know I should have loftier ideals and greater visions of how to end my day.

But, alas, I don’t!

Anyway, I was surprised to learn the queen did not want to live in Buckingham Place with her young husband Prince Philip, after her father George V1, died.

“Why not?” I questioned to no one in particular, munching happily on another handful of popcorn.

“Who wouldn’t want to live in a palace, especially if you happened to be a real, live honest to goodness princess and you didn’t have to mop the floors or change the sheets or make supper?”

Somewhat perplexed, I took a swig of Diet Coke.

As it turns out the other place where they lived was homier, they

had just spent thousands of dollars on renovations and her husband, Prince Philip, didn’t want to move.

Wow! I thought. That could be real life. Just like us commoners.

As it turned out, even the Queen of England could not make the final decision.

The family moved to Buckingham Palace.

Protocol, I guess.

But, it seemed on a clear day in London not so very long ago when three of the girls in my family and I peered over the fence at Buckingham Palace, looking for some sign of royalty, the Queen wasn’t around.

Oh well! I’m sure we will hang out together again tonight when I wrap myself up in my soft warm blanket, grab a Coke and some popcorn and tune into Netflix.

We’ll catch up then!

Treena Mielke lives in Sylvan Lake and is editor of the Rimbey Review. She has been a journalist and columnist for more than 25 years. Treena is married to Peter and they have three children and six grandchildren.

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Will Trump and Clinton divide families during holidays?

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EW YORK — The election is over, so what about all those frayed relationships among loved ones?

Mothers and sons, sisters and brothers, friends unfriended — it’s been tough for some on opposing

sides who must now figure out the way forward. They wonder what their ties will feel like a month from now. A year. What about the holidays?

Leigh Anne O’Connor in Manhattan already has her answer, and her heart broke.

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said Thursday. “I cried last night when we hung up.”

He supported President-elect Donald Trump, along with one of her sisters and other relatives. She did not.

“He got into a ‘discussion’ on Facebook with a friend who will be at Thanksgiving, and he also read something my oldest daughter wrote against our family members who supported Trump,” O’Connor explained.

“My mom was always liberal. She died 12 years ago. Things would be different if she was still alive.”

In Los Angeles, Tonya McKenzie said she expects her big brother to show up for turkey despite their political differences. She has always looked up to him but anticipates a new level of “awkwardness” after he went on a few social media rampages disparaging Hillary Clinton.

Until then, McKenzie said they had been able to thoughtfully agree and disagree on specific issues and traits they liked about each presidential candidate, with the siblings often crossing party lines together.

McKenzie wound up voting for Clinton. Though she likely knows the answer, “I’m scared to ask him who he voted for,” said McKenzie, who would rather dwell on more positive times.

Kim Terca lives in San Francisco and works in the tech industry. She was raised in a conservative South Dakota Republican family and has always voted for Democrats or Independents. Until now.

‘MY DAD JUST CALLED AND SAID HE IS NOT COMING FOR THANKSGIVING. I CRIED LAST NIGHT WHEN WE HUNG UP.’ LEIGH ANNE O’CONNOR

She voted for Trump, for many reasons, and won’t be spending Thanksgiving or Christmas with a particular friend and her family as she has for the past two years.

“She’s been ghosting me for the last few months,” Terca said Friday.

“But she did say at one point, ‘Are you really for Trump?’ We’re not going to be close friends any more. No. It’s really sad.”

For Clinton supporter Taz Loomans, who lives in Portland, Oregon, her ache comes over her relationship with her older sister.

Like McKenzie, she hasn’t asked whether her loved one — both are 40-somethings — cast a vote for Trump. Loomans doesn’t want to seal that in words.

“We’re a Muslim family. She hadn’t been with Trump the whole time. She was really appalled at his candidacy and his racism. But at the end she said she hated Hillary more and was really suspicious of Hillary,” Loomans said.

Their bond is battered but not broken, she said, and she’s not sure how her feelings will settle. They’ve spoken since the election.

“I love my sister. I’m not going to disown her or stop speaking to her, but I’ve always looked up to her and her opinions,” Loomans said.

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Harnessing the power of awareness

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y mother never had Murray much to Fuhrer say when I shared with her my desire – throughout junior and senior high school – to own some nice, brandname clothes. While the “cool kids” wore Levi’s or GWGs, it seemed that I was relegated to wearing generic, noname clothes. Heck, my jeans didn’t even have labels. If I wanted brandname fashions, I had to buy them myself.

It wasn’t until years later that my mother shared with me her fashion confession. Most of our clothes had been brand-name — she had merely removed the labels. I was surprised to learn that Mother preferred brandname clothing as she felt it fit better and lasted longer. Never one to splurge, she waited until brand-name jeans and such went on sale at the lo-

cal clothing store.

She had removed the labels so we wouldn’t become “swell-headed” and, more importantly, so the less fortunate children who rode with us on the school bus wouldn’t feel deficient or inadequate by comparison. She was acutely aware of what she termed the “sin” of pretension.

How odd it was to realize that what I most desired had been mine all along — I simply lacked the awareness to realize it. What is it you desire that you may already possess? Maybe you’ve been struggling with finding your natural gift or talent. Some might refer to this endowment as a calling.

I think many people never find their gift because they don’t realize they have one even when it’s staring them right in the face. Interested in searching? Good, let’s begin.

Start by paying a metaphorical visit to your childhood. Think about what you enjoyed doing. Can you recall how you filled your days? What activities do you remember fondly? When you let go of fears, expectations, family and peer pressure, where did you find yourself?

Think about those times when you lose track of time. Try to remember the last time you were so engrossed in

BOOKS

Academic studies versions of 1st Inuit novel

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DMONTON — The story reaches out of an Arctic past stretching back to long before Europeans came, a world when a hunter’s fate was determined by snow and ice, claws and courage.

An academic is dusting off a text considered the first Inuit novel in an effort to understand the travels and many translations of an almost-forgotten Canadian classic Harpoon of the Hunter.

“I’m interested in the journeys texts take,” said Valerie Henitiuk of MacEwan University in Edmonton.

Harpoon of the Hunter, first published in 1970, is the story of an Inuit boy coming of age as a hunter and a man. Its journey begins in the preliterate past.

“I heard some of the stories from my grandfather and grandmother, mother and father,” said author Markoosie Patsauq, reached at his home in Inukjuaq, Que. “From their stories, I decided to find out more. I started asking some elders from the community, how can I do this? How can I make something?

It’s like a small part of the history of our people.”

Patsauq was a pilot in the 1960s –

the first Inuk to get a pilot’s licence – who wrote as he waited for weather to clear.

The original text was in Inuktitut and used syllabics – the circles, triangles and squiggles first developed by missionaries to write down the language.

Harpoon originally appeared serialized in a government-sponsored magazine. The magazine’s editor, James MacNeill, encouraged Patsauq to translate the story into English.

That was the version, edited by MacNeill, that was published.

It’s short, but complex. It uses four different points of view, including a polar bear’s, and flips verb tenses as freely as it alternates between joy and sorrow.

It offers a vivid view of how Inuit communities worked, the relationships between men and women, and the realities of their daily lives.

Translations followed in French, then German and Danish. The book was recently retranslated into French, and that version was translated into Hindi and Marathi.

A French academic is currently working on a new translation using the syllabic text.

Other than that, no translator has ever gone back to the original, said Henitiuk.

TRY TO REMEMBER THE LAST TIME YOU WERE SO ENGROSSED IN AN ACTIVITY THAT YOU WENT WITHOUT EATING OR SLEEPING. WHEN YOU LOOK AT YOUR WATCH AND WERE SHOCKED. MANY HOBBIES OR LEISURE ACTIVITIES FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. an activity that you went without eating or sleeping. When you looked at your watch and were shocked. Many hobbies or leisure activities falling into this category.

Often, others see us more clearly than we see ourselves. Ask your friends, family and col-leagues what your gift might be. Ask them, “What is it that makes me unique?” or “What do you think I am really good at doing?” These insights can be surprising, revealing and insightful.

As a child, you probably climbed trees. I did and was always amazed by how different the world looked from this higher vantage point. Create some space in your life. Slow your whirl-wind pace, unclutter your crazy life – stop and stand still for a moment. Doing so will help you gain perspective. Quiet your mind and listen

to the gentle voice of your intuition.

Here’s something I like to do and have done it for years: journaling.

Write down your thoughts. It’s the first thing I do every morning. Record your observations, feelings, fears, in-sights and intuitive nudges. Look for common threads and recurring themes.

“The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, your talents, your dreams,” wrote Canadian best-selling writer and leadership speaker, Robin Sharma, “is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal. Take long walks in the woods.”

What is it that you most desire?

Maybe – like me and my brand-name jeans – what you most desire is already yours to own and enjoy. Allow yourself time to find it. Create the opportunity. Raise your awareness. In my experience, everything changes when our awareness expands. A fulfilling and rewarding life can emerge from a simple shift in perspective.

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ward-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, best known for her portrayal of the long-suffering matriarch on Corner Gas, has died, according to CTV, which aired the long-running sitcom.

Wright played Emma Leroy on the hit Canadian series, which ended its six-season run in 2009 and returned with a big-screen adaptation in 2014.

Wright’s character Emma was the wife of Oscar Leroy, played by Eric Peterson, and mother to Brent, portrayed by series creator and star Brent Butt.

Peterson, who had known Wright for 50 years, said she was “an incredibly, wonderfully complex woman of tremendous strength and intelligence and a wonderful actress.”

“She knew a lot about the art of acting and the art of theatre as a director,” Peterson said Monday.

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IN SHORT Young plays guitar at Standing Rock pipeline protests TORONTO — Canadian rocker Neil Young is among the latest celebrities to join the Standing Rock pipeline protests in North Dakota.

In a posting on his Facebook page on Saturday, the Toronto-born musician wrote the trip was his wish for his 71st birthday.

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“The wonderful thing about her as an actress — especially in something like Corner Gas — she brought so much to that part as only Janet could.

Even the simplest line, she thoroughly thought it through. She seemed to be able to give a straightforward line that was redolent with meaning. Often my character was the brunt of that redolent meaning too.

“I’m just very sad. We’re the same age. One’s reminded how short life is.”

In a statement, Butt added “Janet was like no other person I’ve ever met.”

“She had a giant wit, a giant heart, and was one of the strongest human beings to ever stride around this planet.”

Born in England on March 8, 1945, Wright and her family relocated to Canada and eventually settled in Saskatoon at a young age.

Wright was the co-founder of Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre, and performed at virtually every major theatre company in Canada.

Young also posted a video of himself playing acoustic guitar while walking through the Standing Rock Sioux reservation.

The singer-songwriter takes aim at the Dakota Access pipeline project in his new song Indian Givers, which is on his upcoming album Peace Trail, due out Dec. 9.

The song opens with the lyrics “There’s a battle raging on the sacred land,” while the music video features footage from the protests.

Actors Shailene Woodley and Mark Ruffalo are among the other celebrities who have joined the groups protesting the construction of the oil pipeline on tribal land.

“Those who damage Mother Earth damage us all,” Young wrote on his Facebook page, using the hashtags #StandWithStandingRock and #WaterIsLife.

“Forgive them they don’t yet see.”

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Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival will return to the village of Croton-on-Hudson, New York, on June 17-18, 2017.

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Award-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, shown in a handout photo, best known for her portrayal of the long-suffering matriarch on ‘Corner Gas’, has died at age 71. group Hudson River Sloop Clearwater cancelled this year’s festival because of financial issues.

Seeger and his wife, Toshi, started the Clearwater festival in 1978.

The proceeds help support a floating classroom the group launched in 1969. The sloop is a 106-foot replica of the vessels that sailed the Hudson River in the 18th and 19th centuries. It’s recently undergone a restoration.

‘90210’ cast pays tribute to ailing Shannen Doherty CHICAGO — Beverly Hills, 90210 cast members are paying tribute to ailing co-star Shannen Doherty.

Doherty is being treated for breast cancer and didn’t take part in a 90210 reunion panel at the Rewind Convention in Chicago over the weekend.

Luke Perry, whose character had an on-screen romance with Doherty’s, told the audience Saturday that Doherty was “a very big part of the success of the show.” He added that Doherty is “not doing well right now, but sometimes her contributions are minimized.”

Fellow castmate Jennie Garth praised Doherty on Instagram by sharing a picture Saturday with a quote, “Fight Like A Brenda,” a reference to Doherty’s 90210 character, Brenda Walsh. Garth calls Doherty the “strongest lady I’ve ever known.”

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ADISON, Wis. — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series Making a Murderer, was ordered released Monday from federal prison while prosecutors appeal.

U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin ordered Brendan Dassey’s release contingent upon him meeting multiple conditions. The judge ruled in August that investigators tricked Dassey into confessing he helped his uncle, Steven Avery, rape, kill and mutilate photographer Teresa Halbach in 2005.

The state has appealed that ruling.

Dassey’s attorney, Steve Drizin, said he had not spoken yet with Dassey, but he hoped to have him out of prison in time to spend Thanksgiving with his family.

“That’s what I’m focused on right now, getting him home, getting him with his family and then helping him to re-integrate back into society while his appeal plays out,” Drizin said.

Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel issued a statement saying he would file an emergency motion in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to put the release order on hold.

Dassey’s supervised release was not immediate. He had until noon Tuesday to provide the federal probation and parole office with the ad-

dress of where he planned to live.

Drizin would not say where Dassey plans to live.

Mike Halbach, Teresa’s brother, and Barb Janda, Dassey’s mother, did not return calls for comment.

Dassey was 16 when Halbach died.

He’s now 27.

Duffin ruled in August that investigators made specific promises of leniency to Dassey and that no “fair-minded jurists could disagree.” He cited one investigator’s comment early in the interview that “you don’t have to worry about things,” plus repeated comments like “it’s OK” and that they already knew what happened.

Schimel, in his appeal, said investigators didn’t promise leniency and they specifically told Dassey that no promises could be made.

Halbach was killed on Halloween 2005, after she visited the Avery family’s salvage yard in Manitowoc County. Investigators allege Avery lured her there by asking her to take photos of a minivan. Dassey was sentenced to life in prison in 2007.

Court documents describe him as a slow learner who had poor grades and has difficulty understanding language and speaking. Avery was convicted in a separate trial and was also sentenced to life in prison. He’s pursuing his own appeal.

Their cases gained national attention after Netflix aired Making a Murderer last year.

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In this Jan. 19, 2010, file photo, Brendan Dassey, left, listens to testimony at the Manitowoc County Courthouse in Manitowoc, Wis. Dassey, whose homicide conviction was overturned in a case profiled in the Netflix series ‘Making a Murderer’ was ordered released Monday from federal prison while prosecutors appeal.

Dassey’s supervised release was not immediate and is contingent upon him meeting multiple conditions.

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EW YORK — Gwen Ifill, co-anchor of PBS’ NewsHour with Judy Woodruff and a veteran journalist who moderated two vice-presidential debates, died Monday of cancer, the network said.

She was 61.

A former reporter for The New York Times and The Washington Post, Ifill switched to television in the 1990s and covered politics and Congress for NBC News.

She moved to PBS in 1999 as host of Washington Week and also worked for the nightly NewsHour program. She and Woodruff were named co-anchors in 2013.

She moderated vice-presidential debates in 2004 and 2008 and authored the book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama.

The president on Monday praised Ifill for informing today’s citizens while also inspiring a young generation of journalists.

“I always appreciated Gwen’s reporting, even when I was on the receiving end of one of her tough” interviews, Obama said.

Ifill took a leave from NewsHour for a month this spring for health reasons, keeping details of her illness private.

Her health failing, she left NewsHour again shortly before an election night that she and Woodruff would have covered together.

“Gwen was a standard bearer for courage, fairness and integrity in an industry going through seismic change,” said Sara Just, PBS NewsHour executive producer. “She was a mentor to so many across the industry and her professionalism was respected across the political spectrum. She was a journalist’s journalist and set an example for all around her.”

NBC News’ Pete Williams, a former colleague, struggled to keep his composure Monday when announcing Ifill’s death on MSNBC. “She had so many awards in her office you could barely see out the window,” Williams said.

U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings, a Maryland Democrat, said he was a member of the Maryland state legislature when Ifill worked for the Baltimore Evening Sun. “She always demonstrated thoughtful intelligence, determination to uncover the facts, and an innate talent for knowing what truly interested the public,” Cummings said.

Shortly before moderating the debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin in 2008, Ifill brushed aside concerns that she might not be fair because she was writing a book about Obama.

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HEWLETT, Gwen 1925 - 2016 Gwendolyn Erina Hewlett (nee Donogh) was born to Reverend Wallace and Mabel (Ashworth) Donogh on May 11, 1925 in Vita, Manitoba and passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 25, 2016 in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

In 1944 Gwen married R.C.A.F. pilot (SNIP) Alfred Hewlett. Shortly after, they moved to Red Deer, Alberta to begin a life of adventure in the seed business.

Active in Gaetz Memorial United Church since 1948, Gwen served as Sunday school teacher, messenger leader, board member, and was in the choir for fifty-three years. She was also a member of the WMS and WA, later known as United Church Women, and the AOTS. She and Al were also founding members of the Couples Club. In later years she spent many laughing hours with the Gaetz Red Hatters, where she was dubbed “Lady Radiant Grasshopper.”

A seasoned traveller, she and Al drove from one coast of Canada to the other, strolled the streets of Tuscany, walked in the footsteps of the Inca, and explored markets in the Philippines. In her eighties, she fulfilled the dream of visiting Greece with her good friend Jean Elvers. Gwen’s interest in other cultures included sponsoring refugees to Canada, along with the church, and she became an honorary elder in several Vietnamese families.

She gave to others throughout her life, from childhood, when she removed her shoelaces to give to a child who had none, through to her recent hospital stays, when she extended the hand of friendship to other patients and was fascinated by their stories of distant homelands.

Most of all, she was a devoted mother and grandmother.

Nothing gave her more joy than having the family gather around. She will be missed and she will be celebrated every time her jokes and words of wisdom are repeated, her recipes re-created, and her kindness is paid forward.

Gwen was predeceased by two sons, Donald and Jimmy Hewlett, her parents, brothers Roland (WWII), Gordon, and Norman, sister Lorraine, and her dearly beloved Al (1997).

She is survived by her daughter Kathryn (Claus), sons Douglas (Sharon) and Kenneth (Glynis); grandchildren Mark, Nadine (Simon), Thomas, Amour (Michael), Shamus (Danielle) and Kelsey (Lorrine); and great-grandchildren Josh, Morgan, Roarke, Griffin, Sam, Aidan, and Leo. A Memorial service will be held at Gaetz Memorial United Church 4758-50 St, Red Deer, at 1 pm on Saturday, November 19, 2016. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Fund or a fund of donors’ choice would be appreciated.

Obituaries KAUHAAHAA John Bak Kalepa June 30, 1940 - Nov. 7, 2016

John Bak Kalepa Kauhaahaa was born and raised in Kahakuloa, Maui, on June 30, 1940 before moving to Red Deer in 1974 where he died peacefully on November 7, 2016. John is survived by his loving wife of 50 years, Cecelia (Lerouge); his children and grandchildren: Camille and Malia, Kelani and Kai of Edmonton; Thomas (Patricia Grutter) and Emily, Evan and EllaGrace of San Antonio, Texas; Stepdaughter Alex (Thomas Olesen) and Patrick of Seattle, Washington; brother David (Roselle) of Sacramento, California; sisters Lilly Kikau of Leandro, California and Helene Kauhaahaa of Lahaina, Hawaii; sister-in-law’s Juanita of Kahakuloa, Hawaii and Rosalie of Anaheim, California; and brother-in-law Steve Kalama of Honolulu, Hawaii. He was predeceased by his parents David and Nancy (Park); brothers Hosea, Paul and Roy; and sister Rose.

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We know what it is to be truly humble and proud of where we came from thanks to you. We understand how to be kind, generous, thoughtful and loving because of you.

We get our strength, feistiness and occasional stubbornness from you. You left an unforgettable impression on everyone that got to meet you, know you, and be near you.

We love you and will miss you very much.

Aloha my husband, my dad, my grandpa, my friend!

A Memorial Service will be held at Eventide Funeral Chapels 4820-45th Street, Red Deer, on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 1:00 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Red Deer Hospice, 99 Arnot Ave, Red Deer, Alberta, T4R 3S6.

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NEUMAN, Leah Letitia (Letty) Nov 23, 1922 - Nov 10, 2016 Leah Letitia (Letty) Neuman was born November 23, 1922 in Walsall Staffordshire, England.

She met her husband-to-be Sebastian Neuman in England during the Second World War then immigrated to Canada in 1947. They were married in Red Deer, Alberta later that year. She passed away at the age of 93 at Red Deer Regional Hospital November 10, 2016.

Letty is predeceased by her husband Seb, daughter Judy and her mother and father, John and Rosetta Griffin.

She is survived by her children: Ted Neuman (Noreen), of Kelowna, B.C; Steve Neuman (Linda), of Red Deer, Ab; Rosemary Neuman (Dale Fietz), of Calgary, Ab; Cathy Ellestad (Terry), of Calgary, Ab; Andy Neuman (Becky), of Morrin, Ab; Hazel Neuman (Therese Morris), of High Prairie, Ab; Teresa Neuman (Bruce Jacobson), of Red Deer, Ab; son-in-law Doug McCulloch (Sarah), of Calgary, Ab; 14 treasured grandchildren and their partners, nine great grandchildren, as well as her extended family and many friends.

Her passing will not leave us empty as in her lifetime she filled us with joy and showed us that being kind and generous was the best way for us to express our love for each other.

So to you mom, we offer you these parting words:“we love you, we will always love you and we will never forget you.”

Funeral services will be held Thursday November 17 at 1:00 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church (6 McMillan Ave) in Red Deer.

Memorial contributions in Leah’s name may be made to the Stars Air Ambulance, 1441 Aviation Park NE, Box 570 Calgary, Ab T2E 8M7.

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LOWEN, Patricia Mary Mar. 31, 1924 - Nov. 8, 2016 Patricia Mary Lowen passed away peacefully at the age of 92, with her family by her side, in Ladysmith, B.C. Paddy was born to Harold and Agnes Johnson in Stratford on Avon, England.

Her family emigrated to Canada and eventually settled in Kelowna B.C. where she spent her youth.

Paddy received her nursing degree at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria B.C., and soon after met her beloved husband Bill. Together they raised four boys, living in Belleville, Ontario and Red Deer, Alberta. Paddy practised nursing in both cities, becoming head nurse in Red Deer General’s recovery room until retiring to Chemainus B.C. We will all remember Paddy’s unwavering love for Bill and her family, her devotion to friends and community, and her great sense of humour.

Paddy was predeceased by her husband Bill, daughter-inlaw Corrine, sisters Monica and Clare. She is survived by sister Dorothy; brothers Henry, John, and Jeff; sons Don, Steve (Wynona), Tom (Barbara), and Jim; along with several beautiful great-grandchildren, grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Chemainus United Church, 9814 Willow Street, hosted a memorial service on Sunday, November 13.

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Call Prodie at 403-314-4301 CARRIERS NEEDED For delivery of Flyers, Wednesday and Friday ONLY 2 DAYS A WEEK ANDERS, BOWER, HIGHLAND GREEN, INGLEWOOD, JOHNSTONE, KENTWOOD, RIVERSIDE MEADOWS, PINES, SUNNYBROOK, SOUTHBROOKE, WEST LAKE, WEST PARK

Call Tammy at 403-314-4306 CARRIERS NEEDED For CENTRAL ALBERTA LIFE 1 day a week INNISFAIL, PENHOLD, LACOMBE, SYLVAN LAKE, OLDS, BLACKFALDS, PONOKA, ECKVILLE, SPRINGBROOK

Call Sandra at 403- 314-4303

1 OPENED 50lb bag of Diatomaceous earth, $25.; (10) 5’ steel T Posts, $3. each or all for $25.; (30) wooden stakes, 3/4”x1.5”, 4’ long, $1. each of all for $25. 403-309-3475

ADULT CARRIERS NEEDED

100 VHS movies, $75 for all. 403-885-5020

Call Joanne at 403- 314-4308

Red Deer’s most modern 5 EASTMAN outdoors stainless steel 28L turkey pin bowling center req’s permanent F/T & P/T front cooker. $75. 403-346-7825 counter staff for (eves. and NEW 8 oz. wine glasses wknds). Must be 18+ yrs. for sale, $10/ dozen or $1 Please send resume to: each. Call 403-728-3485 htglanes@ telus.net or apply in person WOODEN shelving, $75.

403-885-5020

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FOR RENT • 3000-3200 WANTED • 3250-3390

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Houses/ Duplexes

LACOMBE, 3 bdrm., 1 1/2 baths, $1395. Close to amenities. 403-782-7156, 357-7465 SYLVAN LAKE fully furn. rentals, incld’s all utils. & cable. $1200 - $1500./mo.

NEG. Call 403-880-0210

Condos/ Townhouses

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3 + 4 BDRM. townhouse, close to school & all amenities. 6 appls., small pets welcome.

403-506-0054 3 BDRM. TOWNHOUSE Belvedeer Estates S. close to shopping mall, schools & park. $1350/mo. $1000 s.d. Avail. Immed.

No pets, N/S 403-846-6902 SOUTHWOOD PARK 3110-47TH Avenue, 2 & 3 bdrm. townhouses, generously sized, 1 1/2 baths, fenced yards, full bsmts. 403-347-7473, Sorry no pets. www.greatapartments.ca

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ATTRACTIVE Townhouse Right on the Green Belt AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY

3 bedrooms, 1.5 bathrooms $1075/mo with a SD as low as $200 1 month absolutely free (1 year lease)

Please contact Katie at 403-318-1250 SEIBEL PROPERTY ONE MONTH FREE RENT

6 locations in Red Deer, well-maintained townhouses, lrg, 3 bdrm, 1/2 1 bath, 4 + 5 appls.

Westpark, Kentwood, Highland Green, Riverside Meadows. Rent starting at $1000. SD $500. For more info, phone 403-304-7576 or 403-347-7545

3050

4 Plexes/ 6 Plexes

2 BDRM. 4 plex, Àreplace, incld’s water, sewer, garbage. $925. rent, $650. sd. Avail. now or Dec. 1.

403-304-5337 ACROSS from park, 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 1 1/2 bath, 4 appls. Rent $875./mo. d.d. $650. Avail. now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

GLENDALE

3 Bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls., $975. incl. sewer, water & garbage. D.D. $650, Avail.

Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

services CLASSIFICATIONS 1000-1430 To Advertise Your Business or Service Here

Call Classifieds 403-309-3300

classifieds@reddeeradvocate.com

Contractors

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

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Entertainment

DANCE DJ SERVICES 587-679-8606

Handyman Services

1200

BOOK NOW! For your small jobs around the house such as painting, laminate Áooring, bathroom reno.

Call James 403-341-0617 RAY’S Handyman Service, int/ext. reno’s & painting, home repair & maintenance. 403-596-5740

Massage Therapy

1290

A-1 GARBAGE PICK-UP & Recycling avail. weekly or occasional basis.

(403) 505-4777.

Seniors’ Services

1372

WESTPARK 2 bdrm. 4-plex, 4 appls.

Rent $1075/mo. d.d. $650.

Incld’s all utils. Avail. now or Dec. 1. 403-304-5337

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Suites

2 BDRM. lrg. suite adult bldg, free laundry, very clean, quiet, Avail. now or Dec. 1. $850/mo., S.D. $650. 403-304-5337 ADULT 2 BDRM. spacious suites 3 appls., heat/water incl’d., ADULT ONLY BLDG, no pets, Oriole Park. 403-986-6889

CITY VIEW APTS.

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

Rent $900 S.D. $700.

Avail. immed. Near hospital. No pets. 403-318-3679 COMPLETELY reno’d sunny 2 bdrm. suite in adult bldg. at Parkview Place in Innisfail. New kitchen incl. appl., and new bathroom. Well-maintained bldg. with on-site manager.

Extra storage, free parking, heat incl. in rent. $950/mo.

Call Jac @ 403-227-1049.

LACOMBE:1 bdrm. suite, storage, 1 car outside plug-in, $795.

403-782-7156, 357-7465 LARGE, 1 & 2 BDRM. SUITES. 25+, adults only n/s, no pets 403-346-7111

Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

Yard Care

1430

10 - 2am Private back entry

SNOW/junk/tree removal, and garage door services.

403-358-1614

WAREHOUSE or SHOP SPACE

for lease Riverside Light Industrial, 4614 - 61 St., Red Deer (directly south of Windsor Plywood), 2400 sq. ft. warehouse space with 1,200 sq. ft. mezzanine 55’ x 85’ fenced compound.

Chuck 403-350-1777

3190

Mobile Lot

PADS $450/mo.

Brand new park in Lacombe.

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

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

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homes CLASSIFICATIONS 4000-4190

Realtors & Services

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THE NORDIC

Rental incentives avail.

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

403-596-2444

Rooms For Rent

3090

ROOMS in family home. $475 - $610 + s.d.

403-309-4155 TWO fully furn. rooms, all util. incl., Deer Park, AND Rosedale. 403-877-1294

100,000 Potential Buyers???

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Mary Kimber stands in her kitchen following an earthquake in Waiau, New Zealand, Monday. A powerful earthquake that rocked New Zealand on Monday triggered landslides and a small tsunami, cracked apart roads and homes, but largely spared the country the devastation it saw five years ago when a deadly earthquake struck the same region.

NEW ZEALAND

HERE TO HELP & HERE TO SERVE

Call GORD ING at RE/MAX real estate central alberta 403-341-9995

Income Property

4100

TWO 4 plex’s, Clearview Meadows. $599.000 each.

403-391-1780

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SECOND 2 NONE Fall Clean-up ~ Trim brush, clean eavestroughs, snow removal. 403-302-7778

3140

Warehouse Space

NEW Glendale reno’d 1 & 2 bdrm. apartments, rent $750, last month of lease The easy way to find a free, immed. occupancy. buyer for items you want to sell is with a Red Deer 403-596-6000 Advocate want ad. Phone 309-3300.

DO YOU WANT Snow YOUR AD Removal 1380 TO BE SNOW REMOVAL Call Ryan @ 403-348-1459 READ BY

FANTASY SPA 403-341-4445

ORIOLE PARK

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

Available now or Dec. 1.

403-304-5337

HELPING HANDS Home Supports for Seniors.

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

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Elite Retreat, Finest in VIP Treatment.

3050

MORRISROE MANOR

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wheels CLASSIFICATIONS 5000-5300

SUV's

5040

2011 TERRAIN SL, one owner, very, very good shape, 6 cyl., 197,000 km, $7,900. ~ SOLD ~

Tires, Parts Acces.

5180

15” STEEL wheel rim, $25.

403-885-5020 4 NOKIAN studded tires w/4 18”-5 Spoke Maverick Wheels w/centering rings & sensors. Exc. cond. $1,200. 403-782-3852

Vehicles Wanted To Buy

5200

FREE Removal of unwanted vehicles.

403-396-8629

Misc.

Automotive

5240

ListMaster security garage door opener, (971LM), March 2012, $20.

403-346-7825

Rescuers attempt to reach tourists stranded by quake

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ELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand on Tuesday began a rescue operation involving hundreds of tourists and residents who remain stranded in the coastal town of Kaikoura after a powerful earthquake cut off train and vehicle access.

The defence force said it had started ferrying people out by military helicopter and that a navy ship from Auckland was due to arrive in the area Wednesday morning.

The magnitude 7.8 quake that struck the South Island early Monday left two people dead and triggered a small tsunami. It also brought down rocks and mud that swept across highways and cracked apart roads.

Home to about 2,000 residents, Kaikoura is a popular destination for travellers taking part in whale-watching expeditions or wanting a stopover with mountain views. But the quake knocked out water supplies and sewer systems and left people with no easy way out.

“From all directions, Kaikoura has essentially been isolated,” Air Commodore Darryn Webb, acting commander of New Zealand’s Joint Forces, told The Associated Press.

“There’s a real imperative to support the town because it can’t support

itself.”

Webb said the military was using four NH90 helicopters that could each transport about 18 people at a time out of the town. He said the ship could pick up hundreds of people if weather conditions allowed.

“We’re going to get as many people and belongings out as quickly as we can,” Webb said.

He said the operation could take several days and that if needed, a C-130 military transport plane could drop fuel, water, food and other supplies to the town. He said about five metric tons of supplies were ready to be delivered from Christchurch.

Sarah Stuart-Black, director of the Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management, said the priority was transporting out those people with health issues or international flights booked. She said 34 people had been airlifted out by noon Tuesday.

She said the community was rallying to help the tourists.

“It’s fantastic that some of the locals in Kaikoura have taken in tourists into their own homes,” she said.

Elsewhere, many people returned to work in the capital, Wellington, after the quake shut down much of the central city on Monday. But some buildings remained closed and heavy rain and flooding compounded the difficulties for others.

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‘Wonderful’ husband has a hygiene problem

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ear Annie: I have been happily married for 25 years. “Mike” is a wonderful husband with a flaw — his personal hygiene. He showers only once or twice a week, and then when Annie he does, he’ll put on the same dirty pants he Lane wore for the past three days.

I have asked him, numerous times, to bathe more frequently and to change his underwear and socks daily, whether or not he bathes. (He knows I don’t mind doing laundry, so that’s not his excuse.) He comes home from work and doesn’t change out of his dusty clothes, and then he sits on the furniture, leaving dirt and body odour. He can’t smell it, so he thinks I am oversensitive and overreacting.

I am so frustrated and at my wits’ end.

Annie, I know he reads your column every day and hope he will recognize himself in this letter. I don’t know how else I can get through to him. Please help. — Anonymous Dear Anonymous: Your husband may be depressed, as poor personal hygiene is a symptom of self-neglect and can signal a major depressive disorder. Or he may just be lazy. If he seems mentally healthy otherwise and he truly thinks you’re just being overly sensitive, then I’m guessing it’s the latter.

Beyond affecting your love life (as I’m sure this has), there are other serious consequences. When a person doesn’t shower often enough, his skin becomes hospitable to bad bacteria and vulnerable to all sorts of infections.

He should be showering three (or more) times a week if he leads a sedentary lifestyle, daily if he works out or does manual labour. And he should

be wearing a fresh pair of underwear every day.

If he doesn’t believe you and me, have him consult his physician. He can either get into the shower or get into the doctor’s office.

Dear Annie: I am an 18-year-old freshman at college. I had a wonderful high-school experience — varsity volleyball, tons of friends and two wonderful parents. I worked hard and got good grades.

During my first semester at school, I have started to constantly worry that I am going to get sick and die. The other day, I had a headache and was convinced that I had a brain tumor. I went to urgent care and asked whether I needed an MRI. The professionals there said that there was nothing seriously wrong, that I was probably dehydrated.

I am constantly washing my hands for fear that I will get sick. It is starting to affect my concentration in class

because every time I get a cramp or a pain in my stomach, I think I am dying. I want to enjoy myself and go back to not being preoccupied with getting sick. — Wanting to Stop Worrying and Start Living.

Dear Wanting: Make no mistake; moving away from home for the first time is a big deal. It’s very natural for teens to feel anxiety during their freshman year of college. But as you’ve recognized, your anxiety is more intense than the average student’s. Your preoccupation with getting sick — which is known as hypochondria — could be your way of dealing with that.

Consult your college counsellor, and practice more positive self-talk to help cope with these thoughts when they come up. Your mental health is extremely important, and I’m glad you realize that.

Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

Ferry named for N.S. heroine’s quest for justice nearly 200 years ago

matter of local legend for her roughly 300-kilometre quest to Halifax to defend her home against a neighbour’s land claim.

“I would really like to see a movie made about her,” says Cathleen Fillmore, who wrote a book about Davis’s journey. “Women heroes are kind of lost in history … She was a remarkable woman, and she certainly deserves to be celebrated.”

Davis came to Digby County by way of New York shortly after the American Revolution, according to Fillmore. The mother of nine was a widow for 50 years, says Fillmore, and became the island’s “granny woman … like an unofficial doctor.”

Davis faced legal troubles in 1828 when a neighbour tried to claim her land as his own.

“He probably thought she was defenceless,” Fillmore says. “And she told him.”

According to Fillmore, Davis travelled to Clementsport by boat, and from there, set out on foot for a two-week journey to Halifax. The roads weren’t fully paved at the time, Fillmore says, and Davis relied on the hospitality of friends and acquaintances along the way for places to stay overnight. A native German speaker, Davis signed her land claim with an “X,” which is hard to defend in court, Fillmore says. Luckily for

Davis, the judge in Halifax spoke her mother tongue and ruled on her behalf, Fillmore said. “(Davis) was one of the first people to declare what we now think of as ‘squatter’s rights,”’ Fillmore says.

“She and her husband had cleared the land, planted gardens, built a house, so her claim took precedence over anyone else’s.”

Having secured a legal victory, Davis returned to Nova Scotia’s westernmost tip around a month after she left, says Fillmore. In a statement Saturday, McNeil called Davis’s feat “many years ahead of her time” and said her story still resonates throughout Digby Neck.

things you love around you makes you feel safe. Today the emphasis is on inner security — feeling strong on the inside, regardless of what you own.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Avoid being impulsive and saying the first thing on your mind today Twins. Saturn is certainly restricting a close relationship at the moment. But perhaps it’s also giving you the structure you need?

CANCER (June 21-July 22): It’s a good day to shake up your usual routine; display individual initiative; discuss current issues; or cross important tasks off your to-do list. Then you can relax after a job well done.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’re in take-charge mode today Lions. Try channelling all that fiery energy and ambition into challenging projects and physical pursuits, rather than being bossy with loved ones.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Mercury and Mars encourage you to talk about

a difficulty you’re having at work or home. A colleague or family member is happy to listen. And remember — a problem shared is a problem halved!

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The stars favour convivial conversation and light-hearted banter. You’re also keen to watch a movie, go to a concert, see an exhibition or curl up with a new book for a rollicking good read.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Strive to get the balance right between being proactive, and taking thoughtful action. Spontaneity works sometimes.

At other times, perceptive Scorpios learn to adopt a more measured approach.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t be a flash-in-the-pan Sagittarius! You have a multitude of fabulous ideas but make sure your energy, good intentions and enthusiasm last the distance so you actually finish what you begin.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You

won’t feel like being particularly sociable today Capricorn, as the planets activate your solitude zone. So it’s the perfect time to enjoy solo pursuits — like reading, writing and walking.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Do you love your work and does your job stimulate your creativity? Take the time to re-evaluate your professional position, as Mars motivates you and the Sun moves through your career zone.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Avoid sitting on the side-lines and being a Piscean wallflower! You’re in the mood to socialize and circulate; converse and communicate. But resist the urge to promise more than you can deliver.

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

BRIER ISLAND, N.S. — A ferry in Nova Scotia has been dubbed “Margaret’s Justice” in honour of a 63-year-old widow who fought for the right to her land — and won.

The Grand Passage ferry was christened for Margaret Davis at ceremony in Westport on Saturday attended by her descendants and Premier Stephen McNeil.

More than 200 years after settling on Brier Island, Davis has become a

Horoscopes Tuesday, Nov. 15 CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DATE: Sam Waterson, 76; Jimmy Choo, 64; Ed Asner, 87 THOUGHT OF THE DAY: Today’s stars favour communicating in proactive ways.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Joanne You have a measured Madeline and magnetic personalMoore ity that draws people to you. 2017 is the year to stress less, relax often, and play a lot more.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Your powers of persuasion are firing and the words you say could propel someone into taking positive action. But make sure you think before you speak, and avoid raising sensitive subjects.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Many Bulls are born collectors. Having

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